Pertaining to cultural history.

To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.). / To remove (something) as scum. / To become covered with scum. / (obsolete) To scour (the land, sea etc.). / (obsolete) To gather together, as scum.

A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.

plural of Teal