stum
1 of 2transitive verb
ˈstəm
stummed; stummed; stumming; stums
archaic
: to renew (wine) by mixing with must and reviving fermentation
stum
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: unfermented or partly fermented grape juice
especially : must in which fermentation has been artificially arrested
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Dutch stommen, from stom, noun
Noun
Dutch stom (approximate translation of French muet in vin muet stum), from stom, adjective, mute, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Frisian stumm mute, Old High German stum mute, Old English stamerian to stammer