stank
Americanverb
noun
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a small cofferdam, esp one of timber made watertight with clay
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dialect a pond or pool
verb
noun
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a drain, as in a roadway
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a draining board adjacent to a sink unit
verb
Etymology
Origin of stank1
C13: from Old French estanc , probably from estancher to stanch
Origin of stank2
special use of stank ² (in the sense: pool, pond)
Example Sentences
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"Everything was foggy, you couldn't open the window and it stank," she said, showing a picture on her phone of an orange glow partially obscured by thick smoke clouds that had turned the air black.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The sewage was overflowing and flowing directly into the river, and going into the children's playground. It stank in summertime," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
And if the pitch stank, Borzello wouldn’t be afraid to say so.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024
He found a place in Astana in an apartment that stank of cat.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
She was a stranger and stank of dog, but I licked her palm as if it were a golden plate.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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