Etymology

offsmite

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Today it means: To strike off; cut off. Full definition →

Middle English ofsmiten
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromofsmiten
  2. English todayoffsmite

From Middle English ofsmiten, equivalent to off- + smite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.