or smouch, subs. (old).—A Jew (GROSE). Also (2) a sharper.
1705. W. BOSMAN, Description of the Coast of Guinea, Letter XI. As Impertinent and Noisie as the SMOUSE or German Jews at their Synagogue at Amsterdam.
1760. C. JOHNSTONE, Chrysal, i. 228. I saw them roast some poor SMOUCHES at Lisbon because they would not eat pork.
1764. MACKLIN, The Man of the World, ii. 1. Ha, ha, ha!… I honour the SMOUSE.
1837. R. H. BARHAM, The Ingoldsby Legends, ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ You find fault mit ma pargains, and say I’ m a SMOUCH.
