Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SMUT, n. Sc. fig. usage: a term of contempt for a shabby or insignificant person.Mry. 1865 W. H. Tester Poems 109:
He's a shabby bit smut an' as puir as a rat.
