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Webster 1913 Edition

Stink

Stink

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stunk
,
Stank
,
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stinking
.]
[AS.
stinkan
to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG.
stinchan
, G. & D.
stinken
to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel.
stökkva
to leap, to spring, Goth.
stigqan
to push, strike, or Gr. [GREEK] rancid. Cf.
Stench
.]
To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

Stink

,
Verb.
T.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Stink

,
Noun.
[AS.
stinc
.]
A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.
Fire stink
.
See under
Fire
.
–
Stink-fire lance
.
See under
Lance
.
–
Stink rat
(Zool.)
,
the musk turtle.
[Local, U.S.]
–
Stink shad
(Zool.)
,
the gizzard shad.
[Local, U.S.]
–
Stink trap
,
a stench trap. See under
Stench
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stink

STINK

,
Verb.
I.
pret. stand or stunk. To emit a strong offensive smell.

STINK

,
Noun.
A strong offensive smell.

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