smutch

[smuhch]
verb (used with object)
1.
to smudge or soil.
noun
2.
a smudge or stain.
3.
dirt, grime, or smut.
Also, smooch.


Origin:
1520–30; perhaps < Middle High German smutzen to smear; compare German Schmutz smut

smutch·less, adjective
un·smutched, adjective
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smutch (smʌtʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to smudge; mark
 
n
2.  a mark; smudge
3.  soot; dirt
 
[C16: probably from Middle High German smutzen to soil; see smut]
 
'smutchy
 
adj

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smutch
1611, variant of smudge (q.v.).
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Examine well his milk-white hand, the palm is hardly clean,-but here and there an ugly smutch appears.
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