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Smuking, Sm(o)wking, Smoaking, vbl. n. [e.m.E. smoaking (1530); Smuke v.] The action of the verb in senses 1, 3 and 4. —(1) 1590 Grant Chart. 178.
For … smuking of him to the deid —(2) 1648 Insh Colonial Schemes 248.
Tobacco for our own smoaking 1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 31.
The black and slaverie circle on their lips, sweating, smoaking [etc.] —(3) c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 162/56.
Thocht he come hame a new maid channoun … On him come nowther stole nor fannoun For smowking [Asl. smwking] of the smydy 1658 R. Moray Lett. fol. 185.
You shall sooner keep water from smoaking ouer a hot fire
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