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smut verb. Infl. -tt-. LME.
[Symbolic: cf. smirch, smite, smudge, smutch, etc. Cogn. with Low German smutt, Middle High German smutz, smutzen (German Schmutz, schmutzen).]
verb trans. Stain with some fault or imperfection; defile, corrupt. Also, introduce smut into, make obscene. LME.
verb trans. Mark with a black or dirty substance; blacken, smudge. L16.
verb trans. Affect (grain) with smut. Chiefly as smutted ppl adjective. E17.
b. verb intrans. Of grain: be affected by smut. M17.
c. verb trans. Remove smut from (grain). Chiefly as smutting verbal noun. M19.
verb intrans. Angling. Of fish: rise at or feed on smuts (SMUT noun 3b). L19.
smutter noun E17.