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Etymology 1

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Noun

smudge (plural smudges)

  1. A blemish; a smear.
    There was a smudge on the paper.
  2. Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
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Translations
a blemish; a smear
  • Finnish: tahra, läiskä
  • German: verschmieren, verwischen
dense smoke, such as used for fumigation

Etymology 2

From Middle English smogen.

Verb

to smudge (third-person singular simple present smudges, present participle smudging, simple past and past participle smudged)

  1. To obscure by blurring; to smear.
  2. To soil or smear with dirt.
  3. To use dense smoke to protect from insects.
Synonyms
Translations
to obscure by blurring
  • French: maculer fr(fr)
  • Russian: размазывать, марать
to soil or smear with dirt
to use dense smoke to protect from insects

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Smudge pot, RC - The David Allen Blog

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ue, 13 Apr 2010 14:10:10 GM

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