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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Smoke \Smoke\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Smoked}; p. pr. & vb n. {Smoking}.] [AS. smocian; akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen, Dan. sm["o]ge. See {Smoke}, noun]
1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke agains. that man. --Deut. xxix. 20.
3. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field. --Dryden.
4. To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use tobacco in this manner.
5. To suffer severely; to be punished.
Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
smoked
adjective: (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured in wood smoke [syn: {smoke-cured}, {smoke-dried}]
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