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stank
[ stangk ]
/ stæŋk /
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verb
a simple past tense of stink.
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British Dictionary definitions for stank (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for stank (2 of 3)
stank2
/ (stæŋk) /
noun
a small cofferdam, esp one of timber made watertight with clay
Scot and Northern English dialect a pond or pool
verb
(tr) to make (a stream, cofferdam, etc) watertight, esp with clay
Word Origin for stank
C13: from Old French estanc, probably from estancher to stanch
British Dictionary definitions for stank (3 of 3)
stank3
/ (stæŋk) /
noun dialect
a drain, as in a roadway
a draining board adjacent to a sink unit
Word Origin for stank
special use of stank ² (in the sense: pool, pond)
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