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smatter v also smather* OED ~ v 1 obs (13..-1600) for sense 1; EDD 1 for sense 2; DINNEEN smeadar 'a mess,' smeádar 'heavy blow'; Kilkenny Lexicon smather: lick for smather.
   1 To dirty, smear.
   1968 DILLON 154 Look, girl, you have paint smaddered all over that.
   2 To break, smash.
   P 148-69 I smaddered up the glasses [on the table when he pushed me on top of them].
   3 Phr smather my eyes: exclamation.
   1968 DILLON 154 Smadder me eyes, boy! Do you think I'm a liar?
   lick for smatter: blow for blow; hammer and tongs (P 8-55).
   1968 DILLON 154 Well a couple o' the boys had lick for smadder there last night. C 71-8 They went at it lick for smatter.

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