verb. (old colloquial).—1. To cuddle; to fondle: cf. SNUGGLE.
1698. FARQUHAR, Love and a Bottle, i. 1. Oh, the little lips! and ’tis the best-natured little dear [SMUGGLES and kisses it].
1709. WARD, Works, i. 68. You may SMUGGLE and grope … But must pay for the ultimate favour.
2. (schools’).—To sharpen a pencil at both ends. Hence SMUGGLER = a pencil thus sharpened.
