Glǽmscrafu - Mathoms

The Mathom-house it was called; for anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort.

The Lord of the Rings, Prologue – 1. “Concerning Hobbits”.

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