- scomfish
- scomfish /skumˈfish/ (Scot)transitive verb1. To stifle2. To disgustORIGIN: From discomfish, a by-form of ↑discomfit, from the stem appearing in the Fr prp
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Scomfish — Scom fish (sk[o^]m f[i^]sh or sk[u^]m ), v. t. & i. To suffocate or stifle; to smother. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scomfish — Cleveland Dialect List (chiefly used in the passive) to put to sore inconvenience or to oppress with heat or smoke; to half suffocate or choke … English dialects glossary
scumfish — ˈskəm fish transitive verb Etymology: by shortening & alteration from discomfit (I) dialect Britain : to overpower especially by suffocation * * * scumfish same as ↑scomfish … Useful english dictionary
sconfice — obs. form of scomfish v. dial … Useful english dictionary
scunfest — obs. f. pa. pple. of scomfish v. dial … Useful english dictionary
