Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A smattering.
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Examples
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The Pikes Peak solitude provided PMD emergers, BWOs, Slumpbusters, Princes, and a smackering of Parachute Adams.
Colorado Reservoir Dogs Tim Romano 2007
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Such as reade the Bible by fits upon rainy dayes, not eating the booke with _John_, but tasting onely with the tippe of the tongue: Such as meditate by snatches, never chewing the cud and digesting their meat, they may happily get a smackering, for discourse and table-talke; but not enough to keepe soule & life together, much lesse for strength and vigour.
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“Oh Piglet, I wouldn’t mind a little smackering of something, oh Owl, would you by chance have any honey?”
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