chums

1. A friend; a pal.

   I ran into an old chum from school the other day.

2. A roommate, especially in a college or university.

1. To share rooms with someone; to live together.
2. To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.
3. To make friends; to socialize.
4. To accompany.

   I'll chum you down to the shops.

verb

To cast chum into the water to attract fish.

noun

A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.