SMUTCH

smear, blur, smudge, smutch

(verb) make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

smutch (third-person singular simple present smutches, present participle smutching, simple past and past participle smutched)

To soil, stain or smudge.

Noun

smutch (plural smutches)

A stain, smudge or blot.

Anagrams

• schtum

Source: Wiktionary


Smutch, n. Etym: [Prob. for smuts. See Smut, n.]

Definition: A stain; a dirty spot. B. Jonson.

Smutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smutched; p. pr. & vb. n. Smutching.]

Definition: To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also smooch.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THOUGHTLESS

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