Stinking \Stink"ing\,
a. & n. from Stink, v.
Stinking badger (Zo["o]l.), the teledu.
Stinking cedar (Bot.), the California nutmeg tree; also, a
related tree of Florida (Torreya taxifolia).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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) |