Smoot
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- proper noun
- This is Justin Smoot president of the Black Humanist Movement, and I've come to speak my piece.
- Smoot-Hawley
- Smoot-Hawley tariff
Examples
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You may take the stand, Mr. Smoot.
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Get me Sheriff Smoot on the phone.
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- Thank you, Dr. Smoot, I appreciate it.
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I could run circles around Charlotte Smoot on the court.
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Well, if you're not gonna play, I can call Charlotte Smoot.
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Sheriff Smoot said you and Hamer killed more than fifty men between you.
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- Nice Work, Smoot.
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Mr. Smoot, I presume that you came here prepared to disagree with Dr. Eaton?
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A local family, the Smoots, presented Susan Hayward with a giant cake for her birthday.
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Thank you, Dr. Smoot, I appreciate it.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smoot is a family name that probably comes from an old English word like smooth, meaning 'even' or 'not rough'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of that description becoming a last name, which is why Smoot is used today as a surname for people.