Stank a. Weak; worn out. [Obs.]
Stank, v. i. To sigh. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Stank, n.
1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.]
Stank hen Zool., the moor hen; -- called also stankie. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stink v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk Stank p. pr. & vb. n. Stinking.] To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
stink
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor,
malodour, stench, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
v 1: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This
term paper stinks!"
2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"
[syn: reek]
[also: stunk, stank]