smouch3 (smouch)

[Origin obscure.] A low crowned hat. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] smouch (smouch), v. t. [Prob. ult. The rest of it was smouched from House's Atlantic paper. New Princeton Rev. , V. 49. Smouch5 (smouch), n. [ Smousje , a German Jew, so called because many of them being named Moses , they pronounce this name Mousyee , or according to the Dutch spelling, Mousje " (Sewel).] A Jew. [Cant.] I saw them roast some poor Smouches at Lisbon because they would not eat pork. Johnston, Chrysal, i. 228. ( Davies .) [ smouch1 smouched (smöcht or smoucht), a. +-ed2. Cf. smutch.] Blotted, stained, or discolored; grimed; dirty; smutched. smoulder, smouldering ne , etc. See smolder, Smouse (smous), n. Same as Smouch5. etc. Ha, ha, ha! Admirable! admirable! I honour the Smouse ! C. Macklin , Man of the World, ii. 1.