smeddum

noun6

1. •
   (Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.

   • maybe there were better folk far in Segget, but few enough with smeddum like his. — 1933
2. •
   Fine powder; flour.
3. •
   The powder or finest part of ground malt.
4. •
   Smitham.
5. •
   (dialect, UK) Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
6. •
   (dialect, UK) A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.