smutch
[smuhch]
/smʌtʃ/
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
Related forms
smutchless,
adjective
unsmutched,
adjective
Examples from the web for
smutch
Examine well his milk-white hand, the palm is hardly clean,-but here and there an ugly
smutch
appears.
British Dictionary definitions for
smutch
smutch
/
smʌtʃ
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to smudge; mark
noun
2.
a mark; smudge
3.
soot; dirt
Derived Forms
smutchy,
adjective
Word Origin
C16: probably from Middle High German
smutzen
to soil; see
smut
Word Origin and History for
smutch
v.
1610s, variant of
smudge
(v.). As a noun from 1520s.