Synonyms

smutch

American

[smuhch] / smʌtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to smudge or soil.

noun

a smudge or stain.
dirt, grime, or smut.

smutch British

/ smʌtʃ /

verb

(tr) to smudge; mark

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noun

a mark; smudge
soot; dirt

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Etymology

Origin of smutch

1520–30; perhaps < Middle High German smutzen to smear; compare German Schmutz smut

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Smutch, smuch, v.t. to blacken, as with soot.—n. a dirty mark.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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