smoor
(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) To suffocate, smother, or extinguish.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) To suffocate, smother, or extinguish.
smoor the fire
Origin: From , akin to and , . Compare smother. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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