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SCOMFISH
Etymology
Verb
scomfish (third-person singular simple present scomfishes, present participle scomfishing, simple past and past participle scomfished)
(transitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To suffocate or stifle; to smother.
(intransitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To be suffocated or stifled.
Source: Wiktionary
Scom"fish ( or ), v. t. & i.
Definition: To suffocate or stifle; to smother. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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