Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SMOUSTER, v. To eat in a furtive secret way, to munch unobtrusively (Fif. 1825 Jam.).
[Jam. suggests deriv. from Eng. smouse, to eat as delicacy, L.Ger. smusen, Ger. schmausen, to feast, to dine well, but cf. also Smoutter.]
