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  1. mathomnoun

    A trinket or piece of bric-a-brac.

  2. mathomnoun

    A precious item saved and used in regifting, from Lord of the Rings: "Anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort.

  3. Etymology: From maþum, obsolete after Middle English but revived by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mathom in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mathom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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