smut

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[soot|Soot]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[flake]] of [[ash]] or [[soot]].
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Sexually [[vulgar]] material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; [[pornographic]] material.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.
5. {{senseid|en|fungi}} {{lb|en|plant disease}} Any of a range of [[fungus|fungi]], mostly {{taxfmt|Ustilaginomycetes|class}}, that cause plant disease in [[grasses]], including cereal crops; the disease so caused.
6. {{lb|en|mining}} Bad, soft [[coal]] containing [[earthy]] matter, found in the immediate locality of [[fault]]s.
7. {{lb|en|countable|slang|archaic}} A [[copper]] [[boiler]]. <!--Hotten's Slang Dict.-->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[stain]] (or be stained) with [[soot]] or other [[dirt]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To taint (grain, etc.) with the smut fungus.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become tainted by the smut fungus.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To clear of the smut fungus.

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