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Definition of Scams
1. scam [v] - See also: scam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scams
Literary usage of Scams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1885)
"... thin scams of lignite, thick and valuable deposits of ironstone, and remains
of terrestrial plants. These indications of the proximity of land become ..."
2. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"What to look for Many water-treatment scams follow two patterns. ... What to do
Here's how to avoid becoming a victim of these types of scams: • Have water ..."
3. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1851)
"... and limestones thickening—Uniting of many coal-scams into one thick one—Horizontal
coal at Brownsville, Pennsylvania—Vast extent and continuity of ..."
4. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1866)
"... Pennsylvania—Vast extent and continuity of single scams of coal—Ancient
river-channel in Forest of Dean coal-field—Climate of carboniferous ..."
5. Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the by David Livingstone, Charles Livingstone (1866)
"scams of Coal under Tette gray Sandstone.—Use of Coal unknown to the Natives.—Mbla
kills a Hippopotamus.—Traps and Pitfalls.—Sagacity of Elephants at ..."