subs. (common).—1. The nose: see CONK (B. E. and GROSE): in pl. = nostrils. Also 2 (pugilists’) = a blow on the nose; a NOSENDER, q.v. (BEE).
1678. COTTON, Scarronides, 64 [DAVIES].
| (For he on SMELLERS, you must know, | |
| Receiv’d a sad unlucky blow). |
1840. H. COCKTON, Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist, xxviii. There’s a conk! there’s a SMELLER.
1853. REV. E. BRADLEY (‘Cuthbert Bede’), The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman, I. iv. Come on, half a dozen of ye, and let me have a rap at your SMELLERS!
1901. W. S. WALKER, In the Blood, 20. I tipped ’im one on the SMELLER as soon as ’e said it.
3. (common).—In pl. = a cat’s ‘whiskers’ (GROSE).
4. (common).—A spy; a PAUL PRY (q.v.).
