What does "smudge" mean?
Smudge: A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off mosquitoes or other insects. [U. S.] Bartlett.
Additional senses
- 2.That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
- 3.To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
- 4.To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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