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† 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.
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▪ I. snuff, n.1 (snʌf) Forms: 4–6 snoffe, 5 snof, 9 dial. snoff; 4–7 snuffe, 7 snuf; 6– snuff. [Of obscure origin: G. schnuppe († snupe), which agrees in sense, does not correspond phonetically.] I. 1. a. That portion of a wick, etc., which is partly consumed in the course of burning to give light, ...
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