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cummin

Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L. cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb. kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.) A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel ( Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]

Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes.
--Spenser.

Black cumin (Bot.), a plant ( Nigella sativa) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
cummin

alternative spelling of cumin.

Wiktionary
cummin

n. (alternative spelling of cumin English)

Usage examples of "cummin".

Cummins could not ignore the internal radar, that intuition which he and Kehoe, who was a Kilkenny bogman, along with other police had.

I at once placed Cummins in the column of honor with Heise and Armstrong, and calmly awaited further instructions.

He was eight years old, and guilty is guilty, and I hope the little sucker, when he hits Cummins, they get his ass right off the bat, because he deserves to be tortured and punished for the rest of his life for murdering three eight-year-old children!

Jesus, by preaching against the traditions of the elders, by not observing the Sabbath day so rigidly as the Pharisees, by denouncing them as hypocrites, tithers of mint anise and cummin, washers of plates and platters, and neglecters of the weightier matters of the law, justice, judgment, and mercy, as serpents, a generation of vipers, whited sepulchres, and what not, had enraged these superstitious fanatics to the last degree.

The longed-for crisis had arrived, revealing drawbacks in the Cummins method.

The message came through clearly enough: I, Gid Cummins, had let him, the Institute, and science in general down.

The department heads pissed and moaned, Laxton watched and listened, and the sole concrete result was a general agreement that Acting Director Cummins would serve as a moderator to avoid conflicts.

Dublin being snotty, plenty of the cars which passed Gardai Kehoe and Cummins cost more than twice their annual salaries, before tax.

In the mirror, Kehoe noticed that the three men were sitting quite still, watching Cummins approach.

It surged into second gear and Cummins heard the deep burr of the six cylinders pick up the load again, rocketing the car into the light traffic.

Shag it, Cummins thought, and he hoped to God that there was some fit lad in the car behind to do the leaping and jumping.

Without turning his head, Cummins could see Kehoe half hung in his belt above him.

Bright red splashes covered the roof of the car and Cummins could feel the absurd drip soaking further into his navy blue uniform.

Expecting that Jessie would end up at the infamous Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction, they described in rough and suggestive detail the future they wished for him there.

Meanwhile, on the ground, Ortega and Cummins knelt with the test instruments, ready to calibrate and fine-tune the antenna.