scumfish

scumfish
I
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
II
North Country (Newcastle) Words
to smother, to suffocate with smoke

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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  • 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

  • scumfish — scum·fish …   English syllables

  • scumfish'd —  smother d. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • Бандар-лог — на иллюстрации Джона Чарльза Доллмана …   Википедия

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