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smutch

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

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Also, smooch.

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

Related forms
smutch·less, adjective
un·smutched, adjective
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smutch (smʌtʃ)
 
—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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