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Fusome

Fusome \Fu"some\,

  1. [AS. f?san to hasten, fr. f?s ready, prompt, quick; akin to OS. f?s, OHG. funs, Icel. fuss willing; pro

  2. from the root of E. find.] Handy; reat; handsome; notable. [Prov. Eng.]
    --Halliwell.

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fusome

Etymology 1 a. 1 (context UK dialect obsolete English) handy 2 (context UK dialect obsolete English) neat; handsome 3 (context UK dialect obsolete English) notable Etymology 2

n. (context biology English) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles