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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