Etymograph

English

smutter

From smut + -er.

Formed from smut + -er

Middle English smutten ‘to defile, debase’

English smut

Today it means

noun A machine that removes smut from grain by breaking open the diseased grains and removing them via airstream.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “smutter”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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