BESMOKE

Etymology

Verb

besmoke (third-person singular simple present besmokes, present participle besmoking, simple past and past participle besmoked)

(transitive) To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate.

(transitive) To befoul with smoke.

(transitive) To harden or dry in smoke.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*smoke", v. t.

1. To foul with smoke.

2. To harden or dry in smoke. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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