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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.
Also, smooch.


Origin:
1520–30; perh. < MHG smutzen to smear; cf. G Schmutz smut


smutchless, adjective
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smutch   (smŭch)   
tr.v.   smutched, smutch·ing, smutch·es
To soil or stain.
n.  A stain or spot of dirt.

[Perhaps alteration of smudge.]
smutch'y adj.
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Word Origin & History

smutch  (v.)
1611, variant of smudge (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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