gaum
noun
1. (Britain, dialectal, rare) Heed; attention.
2. (Appalachia and other dialects, rare) Grime.
3. (dialectal, rare) A bit, a small amount.
4. (rare, dialectal or colloquial) A useless person.
verb
1. (dialectal, obsolete) To understand; comprehend; consider.
2. (US and Britain, dialects, chiefly Midlands, Southern US, Appalachia) To smear.
3. Alternative form of gorm (to make a mess of).