Mathom

A mathom was, according to Montgomery Scott, a useless object. In 2269, Scott, while studying the transporter process which created Spock One, beamed several mathoms toward Organia's coordinates, resulting in the creation of mirror duplicate mathoms. 


 * The word "mathom" became obsolete when Middle English was replaced by Modern English, but was revived in the 20th century by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.