Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Smother \Smoth"er\, n. [OE. smorther. See {Smother}, v. t.]
   1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. --Shak.

   2. A state of suppression. [Obs.]

            Not to keep their suspicions in smother. --Bacon.

   {Smother fly} (Zo["o]l.), an aphid.