noun
lum
luhm
noun
1
Scots dialect for a chimney, or the top part of one.
"Smoke curled up from the cottage lum on a cold morning."
2
Scots dialect for a wooded valley or grove, or a deep pool in a river.
"The children swam in the lum below the old mill."
How to Use Lum
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Scots dialect word most often meaning "chimney."
When to use it
Regional/dialectal — mainly used in Scots and Scottish English, not standard elsewhere.
Word Forms
lums plural, lums plural, lums plural, Lums plural, Lums plural
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Etymology
From Scots "lum," probably ultimately from a Celtic root related to Welsh "llumon" (chimney), though it may also carry some influence from French/Latin words for "light."