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Webster 1913 Edition
Smatch
Smatch
,Noun.
Taste; tincture; smack.
[Obs.]
Thy life hath had some
smatch
of honor in it. Shakespeare
Smatch
,Verb.
I.
To smack.
[Obs.]
Banister (1578).
Webster 1828 Edition
Smatch
SMATCH
,Noun.
1.
Taste; tincture. [Not in use or vulgar.]2.
A bird.Definition 2024
smatch
smatch
English
Noun
smatch (plural smatches)
- smack, taste
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act V
- Thy life hath had some smatch of honour in it
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act V
- tincture
- trace, small quantity, smidge, smattering or smidgen
Verb
smatch (third-person singular simple present smatches, present participle smatching, simple past and past participle smatched)
- (intransitive) To have a taste, smack.
- (transitive) To have a taste or sample of, smack of, taste.
- (obsolete) To smack.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Banister (1578) to this entry?)