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Meanings of chum in English

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A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish.

        Portuguese
        colega
        Catalan
        col·lega
        Spanish
        compañera

        Close friend.

            colega
            Usage of chum in English
            1
            I seen you with 'im at the Alma-chum o' yours, ain't 'e?'
            The street philosopher
            2
            Roger drove his chum down to the railroad station in the runabout.
            Dave Porter in the Gold Fields; Or, The Search for the Landslide...
            3
            To-morrow we will take in the races and chum for our game.
            Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist; Or, Dudie Dunne Agai...
            4
            Greg came back to find his chum pacing the floor in misery.
            Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point / Or, Finding the Glor...
            5
            Somewhat to the surprise of himself and his chum the Spaniard smiled.
            The Moving Picture Boys at Panama; Or, Stirring Adventures Along...
            6
            One of them was from his old chum; he read that first.
            The Crucifixion of Philip Strong
            7
            There was the Honorable Betty Annersley-thesister of a chum of his.
            Sylvia's Marriage: A Novel
            8
            Chester passed the receiver to his chum, and the latter listened intently.
            The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders; Or, the Fighting Canadians...
            9
            Look here, chum, if I was you I'd sleep in the train.
            Captivity
            10
            Her chum, Nan, was for the moment not in a laughing mood.
            Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure
            11
            For some minutes Hal sat with his chum in the hotel office.
            The Submarine Boys and the Middies / Or, the Prize Detail at Ann...
            12
            He did so, and his chum, in turn, notified the bank watchman.
            Tom Swift and His Airship
            13
            When the week was past, the chum would still be on hand.
            John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
            14
            He found his chum writing letters and broke the news to him.
            The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet
            15
            Hal agreed with his chum and the two remained where they were.
            The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
            16
            He caught his chum under the arms and turned him partly over.
            Dave Porter at Star Ranch; Or, The Cowboy's Secret
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            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
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