Smut — Defs

01 n. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.

1.
Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.
2.
Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults.(Mining)
3.
An infection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or Ustilago Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis.(Bot.)
4.
Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.
“He does not stand upon decency . . . but will talk smut, though a priest and his mother be in the room.” — Addison.

Phrases & compounds

Smut mill — a machine for cleansing grain from smut.

02 v. t. To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.

imp. & p. p. Smutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Smutting

1.
To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.
2.
To taint with mildew, as grain.
3.
To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish.
4.
To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill.

03 v. i. To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted.