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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1827
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¶SMOUTTER, v. To eat quickly in little bites, to nibble vigorously (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.).Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 115:
They swallow'd fast and fers; And sic the flitter and the flutter, O' multitude o' mous that smoutter.
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