north. dial. [f. SMOOT sb.1 Cf. Da. smutte to creep, slink.] intr. (See quots.)
1788. W. H. Marshall, Yorksh., II. 353. To Smoot; to creep under or through, as a hare or sheep through a hedge.
1855. [Robinson], Whitby Gloss., s.v. Smooting, A young man is said to smoot after a girl when he dares not appear openly in the courtship.
