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Stench
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young.