The Collaborative International Dictionary
Smoor
Smoor \Smoor\, v. t. [AS. smorian; akin to D. & LG. smoren, G.
schmoren to stew. Cf. Smother.]
To suffocate or smother. [Written also smore.] [Obs. or
Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
--Sir T. More. Burns.
Wiktionary
smoor
vb. (context transitive obsolete dialect UK Scotland English) To suffocate or smother.
Usage examples of "smoor".
When Blue turned to them, shotgun raised, Smoor tossed down his staff and the creatures fled.
This caused a spirited discussion of the best way in which to smoor a fire for the night, including an argument over the proper blessing to be said while doing so, and this lasted long enough for me to have coaxed the brazier into a decent glow and set a small kettle in it for tea-making.