Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1827, 1895
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SMOTTER, v. To stain, bespatter. Liter.Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 182:
Big bluidy draps . . . Barst out and smottert a' the stane.Bnff. 1895 N. Roy Horseman's Word v.:
A' smottert wi' faem, like as they had been ridden a' nicht.