Hypertext Webster Gateway: "smutch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Smutch \Smutch\, n. [Prob. for smuts. See {Smut}, n.]
A stain; a dirty spot. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Smutch \Smutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smutched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Smutching}.]
To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also
{smooch}.] --B. Jonson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
smutch
v : make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {blur}, {smudge}]
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