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smoch, smochie, smochy, smooch,
smoch [S. smox, smʌux]
n. Thick, choking smoke Thick fog.
v. To emit dense stifling smoke.
 
smochie [ˈsmoxe, ˈsmʌuxe]
adj. Smoky, close, sultry, stifling.
smochle, smochlin,
smochle [smoxl]
v. NEC. To blindly grope about with the hands. To fumble awkwardly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
smochlin: Groping about blindly, awkward fumbling.
smokie, smokies, smoky,
smokie [ˈsmoki]
n. An unsplit smoked haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
smool, smooler, smoolyer, smoolyur, smoul, smuil, smuill,
smool [smul]
v. To slink, sneak, go about furtively. To behave obsequiously. To curry favour, to fawn, wheedle, ingratiate oneself.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
smooler [NN.a. ˈsmuljər]: A small coalfish Pollachius virens.
smool in wi: To cajole, suck up to.
smool, smoul, smuil,
smool [SW. smul]
n. A scowl.
v. To look petulant, discontented or scornful. To scowl, frown.
smero, smerow, smora, smuiro,
smora [I.Sh. ˈsmorə, I.Ork. ˈsmøru]
n. The clover Trifolium repens, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus or tormentil Potentilla erecta.
smoar, smoar$d, smoared, smoarie, smoarin, smoart, smoary, smor, smoran, smore, smore$d, smore$t, smored, smoren, smorich, smorichen, smorie, smorin, smorr, smorrin, smorry, smort, smory,
smore [ˈsmo(ə)r]
n. MN. A thick close atmosphere that seems to stifle or is full of smoke, swirling snow, fine drizzling rain or mist, or whirling dust etc.
v. To smother, suffocate, stifle. To choke for want of air. I.Sh. To drown. To smoke bees. SN. To suppress one's feelings, to hush up a rumour etc. MN. To extinguish a fire or light etc. To confine, pen up closely, to cover over thickly in snow etc. Of snow or smoke etc.: to fall or come out in a dense stifling cloud.
pt. pp. smore't, smored
 
smorie
adj. NEC. Of weather: close and drizzling.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
smorin: Smothering, suffocating, stifling etc. MN. Of a cold in the head: thick, choking, heavy.
 
See also smuir.
smoot, smootie, smooty, smot, smottie, smotty, smout, smoutie,
smot [S. smot]
n. A spot, stain, smudge. A damp stain, mouldiness, mildew. A mark of ownership put on a sheep.
 
smottie [ˈsmote]
adj. Smutty, sooty.
smither, smithered, smithert, smother, smothered, smothert, smudder, smuddert, smuther, smuthert,
smother [ˈsmʌðər]
v. To smother.
pt. pp. smothert, smothered
smooder, smoolder, smoother, smouder, smouther,
smouder [ˈsmudər, smuːðer]
v. To smoulder.

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