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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Smothing,) Smoothing, vbl. n. [e.m.E. smoothing (1577); Smoth v.] a. The action of smoothing in sense a of the verb. Also attrib. b. ? The action of facilitating a transaction (by a payment). —a. 1681 New Mills Manuf. lxxxviii.
To teasell handles smoothing —attrib. 1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 31.
Their [sc. ladies'] smoothing-skin-clouts —b. 1659 Rothesay B. Rec. 41.
The persuar … declairet the point of the cleame to be justly awand and conditiouned to witt for the maill of his house ten merks to be payit at the defendars entrie withe a smoothing thairon togidder withe a nights meall, the baillies decerns the said ten merks eighteine shillings for the smoothing thairon withe a merk for the nights meall with ten schillinges of expenses to be payit be the defendar to the perseuar
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