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 Fum the Fourth.Fume. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fu’mage (2 syl.).
 
A tax for having a fire, mentioned in Domesday Book, and abolished by William III. (Latin, fumus, smoke.)   1
 


 Fum the Fourth.Fume. 

 
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