chum n also chummy Cp EDD champ v 2 'to chop, mash; to crush, bruise,' sb 5 'potatoes boiled and mashed' NI; cham v 'to chew, bite: to nibble into small fragments'; Kilkenny Lexicon chomp; DAE ~ n 1 'remains of menhaden after the oil has been pressed out' (1859-), 2 'fish chopped up and used as bait' (1872-). A formless mass (of vegetables) from over-boiling; cp COLCANNON.
   P 269-63 The potatoes are gone to a chum. Q 71-7 I dare say the potatoes are cooked to a chum now. P 148-77 Chummy—left-over dinner consisting of cabbage, turnip, ham, potatoes, carrots.

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