·vt To make smug, or spruce.
II. Smug ·adj Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
A nick name for a blacksmith; also neat and spruce. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publica...
Contraband traders on the coast of China; opium boats. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book