| 释义 |
† smuss, v. Obs.—1
[f. muss n.1; the verb muss occurs in Linc. dial. For the prefixed s- cf. smeuse n. and v.]
trans. To take by force; to grab, seize, or snatch.
1736Eliza Stanley tr. Hist. du Prince Titi 14 He denied himself the Enjoyment of such Knicknacks as were given him, and would scramble for and smuss [F. grapiller] those of other Children his Playfellows. |