If she wished to be sure of neither touching nor Smutching, the straighter plan would doubtless have been not to keep her friend within reach.
"The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2"
Henry James
It was an iron tea-kettle, not very large to be sure, but very heavy to hold at arm's length; and so Matilda was obliged to carry it, for fear of Smutching her frock.
"Opportunities"
Susan Warner