| Smut (smut) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Smut |
| [Akin to Sw. smuts,
Dan. smuds, MHG. smuz, G. schmutz, D. smet
a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig, smodderig,
dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E. smite. See
Smite, |
Foul matter, like soot or coal
dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.
Bad, soft coal, containing
much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of
faults.
An affection of cereal grains
producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty
mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago.
Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind;
that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis.
Obscene language; ribaldry;
obscenity.
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| Smut (smut) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Smut |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Smutted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Smutting.] |
To stain or mark with smut]
to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.
To taint with mildew, as grain.
To blacken; to sully or taint; to
tarnish.
To clear of smut; as, to smut grain
for the mill.
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To
gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted.
To give off smut; to crock.
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