Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SMULT, v. To cut very short, crop, lit. and fig.Ayr. 1821 Scots Mag. (April) 351:
As mony smultit currie-wurrie rants, as wad gar ane that's no frequant wi' them trow they ettlit to mak' a bo-keek o'm.Ayr. 1825 Jam.:
“To smult a tree,” to cut off the branches above the cleft; to smult the head of a bairn, to cut its hair too close.
