What does "smatter" mean?

Smatter: To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To talk superficially about.
  2. 3.To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight, superficial knowledge of; to smack. Chaucer.
  3. 4.Superficial knowledge; a smattering.

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