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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)
 

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