SMITTLE
Etymology
Verb
smittle (third-person singular simple present smittles, present participle smittling, simple past and past participle smittled)
(obsolete, UK, dialect, transitive) To infect.
Adjective
smittle
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Infectious.
Noun
smittle (plural smittles)
(obsolete, UK, dialect) An infection.
Source: Wiktionary
Smit"tle, v. t. Etym: [Freq. fr. OE. smitten to befoul. See Smite, v. t.]
Definition: To infect. [Prov. Eng.]
Smit"tle, n.
Definition: Infection. [Pov. Eng.] Wright.
Smit"tle, Smit"tlish, a.
Definition: Infectious; catching. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] H. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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