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scum of the sea
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scum of the sea
The refuse seen on the line of tidal change; the drift sent off by the ebbing tide. Or (in the neighbourhood of the rains), the fresh water running on the surface of the salt and carrying with it a line of foam bearing numerous sickly gelatinous marine animals, and physaliæ, commonly called Portuguese men-of-war, affected by the fresh water and other small things often met with on the surface sea.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scum of the sea in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scum of the sea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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