- 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. 2013.
scomfish
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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 — /skumˈfish/ (Scot) transitive verb 1. To stifle 2. To disgust ORIGIN: From discomfish, a by form of ↑discomfit, from the stem appearing in the Fr prp … Useful english dictionary
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
