smittle (third-person singular simple present smittles, present participle smittling, simple past and past participle smittled)
(obsolete, UK, dialect, transitive) To infect.
smittle
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Infectious.
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
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
