sammy
1 of 3adjective
sam·my
ˈsamē
1
dialectal : clammy, sodden
2
dialectal : watery
sammy
2 of 3verb
"
variants or sammie
"
sammied; sammied; sammying or sammieing; sammies
transitive verb
: to moisten (leather) before staking : sam
intransitive verb
: to make rough-tanned leather evenly moist throughout
sammy
3 of 3noun
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plural -es
dialectal, England
: simpleton
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
perhaps alteration of English dialect sam half-cooked, moist
Verb
alteration of sam
Noun
from Sammy, nickname for Samuel