Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SMUT
SMUT, n. [Dan. smuds; Sax. smitta; D. smet, a spot or stain; Sw. smitta, to taint; D. smoddig, dirty; smodderen, to smut; G. schmutz.]
- A spot made with soot or coal; or the foul matter itself.
- A parasitic fungus, which forms on corn. Sometimes the whole ear is blasted and converted into smut. This is often the fact with maiz. Smut lessens the value of wheat.
- Obscene language.
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