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smutchin

/ˈsmʌt͡ʃɪn/

smutchin noun: snuff.

Noun

smutchin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) snuff
    • The Spaniards and Irish take it [tobacco] most in Powder or Smutchin, and it mightily refreshes the Brain, and I believe there's as much taken this Way in Ireland as there is in Pipes in England1655, James Howell, “to Henry Hopkins, Esq.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […]...

Questions about smutchin

What does smutchin mean?
Smutchin means snuff.
What part of speech is smutchin?
Smutchin is a noun.
How do you pronounce smutchin?
Smutchin is pronounced /ˈsmʌt͡ʃɪn/.

Words near smutchin in the dictionary

  1. smut-ball
  2. smut-balls
  3. smutch
  4. smutched
  5. smutches
  6. smutchin
  7. smutching
  8. smutchy
  9. smutfest
  10. smutfests
  11. smutfic

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