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stank

[ stangk ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense of stink.


stank

1

/ stæŋk /

noun

  1. a drain, as in a roadway
  2. a draining board adjacent to a sink unit


stank

2

/ stæŋk /

verb

  1. See stink
    a past tense of stink

stank

3

/ stæŋk /

noun

  1. a small cofferdam, esp one of timber made watertight with clay
  2. dialect.
    a pond or pool

verb

  1. tr to make (a stream, cofferdam, etc) watertight, esp with clay

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stank1

special use of stank ² (in the sense: pool, pond)

Origin of stank2

C13: from Old French estanc , probably from estancher to stanch

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Example Sentences

They had simple wit and no fashion sense, and they often stank of cheap beer and cheaper cologne.

In 1429 he was one of the commissioners for the truce with Scotland which was concluded at Hawden Stank.

He smelt the Prince's breath, and swore that it stank of a surfeit of undigested Martellian verses.

It is no wonder that the Ecclesiastical Commission, which these men represented, soon stank in the nostrils of the English clergy.

I sent it to you by letter-post and received for it instead of thanks, stench (statt Dank Stank).

The name Laflin stank in the nostrils of an outraged people.

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