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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1786-1787
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¶SMIFF, adj. Neatly-composed, fluent, racy.Sc. a.1787 J. Ramsay Scot. and Scotsmen (1888) II. 550:
He admired Principal Robertson's histories exceedingly, saying they were smiff, well-told tales.
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