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Stink \Stink\, v. 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. st["o]kkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. ? rancid. Cf. Stench.]

To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Stink \Stink\, v. t. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Stink \Stink\, n. [AS. stinc.]

A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.

Fire stink. See under Fire.

Stink-fire lance. See under Lance.

Stink rat (Zo["o]l.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.]

Stink shad (Zo["o]l.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.]

Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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