What is "to smite off"

Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. Smote (sm[=o]t), rarely Smit (sm[i^]t); p. p. Smitten (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting (sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. sm[=i]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D. smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[=i]zan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth. bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]d to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut.]

1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone.

   Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
   --Matt. v. 39.

   And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead.
   --1 Sam. xvii. 49.

2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling.

   Prophesy, and smite thine hands together.
   --Ezek. xxi. 14.

   Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall.
   --1 Sam. xix. 10.

3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.

4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.

5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation.

   The flax and the barly was smitten.
   --Ex. ix. 31.

6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.

   Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.
   --Wake.

7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.

   The charms that smite the simple heart.
   --Pope.

   Smit with the love of sister arts we came.
   --Pope.

   To smite off, to cut off.

   To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth.
   --Exod. xxi. 27.

   To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbraid; to revile. [Obs.]
   --Jer. xviii. 1