besmoke

transitive verb

be·​smoke

bi-ˈsmōk,

bē-

1

: to soil with smoke

2

: to fill with smoke

3

: to cure (meat, such as bacon) by smoking

Word History

Etymology

Middle English besmoken, from be- + smoken to smoke

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