smeech meaning: definition, quotations

smeech

noun

/ˈsmiːt͡ʃ/

Cornwall Acrid smoke or other stench.

[…] gases escape in puffs from the furnace doors, which the men designate "smeeches," and these contain arsenic in a vaporised form, which has an extremely irritating effect on the bronchial tubes.1906, Sabine Baring-Gould, A Book of Cornwall:

verb

Cornwall To produce smoke or stench.

The story was so vivid that it was possible in the mind's eye of those in the audience to see the saucepan on the stove smeeching' away as she heated and stirred the mixture.2011, John Neale, Following the River Camel:
"The fire's smeeching." Jessalyn pulled the old mullioned window shut with a protest of its rusty hinges, then stooped to poke at a fire of furze and bits of driftwood, coaxing out a reluctant flame.1993, Penelope Williamson, Once in a Blue Moon, page 23: