smitt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fine clay or ochre made up into balls, used for marking sheep.
name
  1. A surname from Swedish.

Word forms

smitt smit Smitts

Etymology

Compare German Schmitz (“a stain”), schmitzen (“to besmear”). See smite (transitive verb).

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