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stench |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr stincan See {Stink}, v. i.] 1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.] Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden. 2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper. {Stench trap}, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stench \Stench\, v. t. To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stench \Stench\, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr stincan to smell. See {Stench}, n.] To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] --Young. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stench n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}]
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