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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SMOZLE, v. Only in ppl.adj. smozlin, appar. = touchy, easily offended, huffy, “snooty.”Sc. 1868 G. Webster Strathbrachan II. xi.:
I durstna say a word about ony o' the Inchfernies to that smozlin body.
