Etymology

besmoke

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Today it means: To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate. Full definition →

Middle English besmoken
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombesmoken
  2. English todaybesmoke

From Middle English besmoken, equivalent to be- + smoke. Cognate with Dutch besmoken, Middle Low German besmoken.

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