† ˈsmutchin Obs. rare.
[ad. Ir. smuiteán, sm{uacu}iteán powder, fine ashes, soot, = Sc. Gael. smuidean a mote, particle of dust.]
Snuff.
| 1650 Howell Lett. III. 12 The Spaniards and Irish take it [tobacco] most in powder or smutchin, and it mightily refreshes the brain. Ibid., Their boxes of smutchin. |