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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1882

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SMOOLER, v. To crumble, dissolve, be reduced to powder or ash.Abd. 1882 W. Forsyth Writings 25:
Frae heel to croon He like an' aim'er smoolert doon.

[From mooler, Muilder, q.v., with prothetic s-. See S, letter, 5. Cf. note to Smuil.]

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