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stinkstone
/ ˈstɪŋkˌstəʊn /
noun
any of various rocks producing a fetid odour when struck, esp certain limestones
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A coalÐblack marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; Ð called also stinkstone and swinestone.
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Extensive beds of stinkstone also occur, and many beds of limestone containing fluid bitumen in cavities.
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Antonyms: liberal, generous. stink, n. stench, fetor. stinking, a. fetid, malodorous, offensive, noisome, ill-smelling. stinkstone, n. anthraconite, swinestone. stint, n. limit, restraint, restriction; assignment, allotment. stint, v. limit, restrict, restrain, confine, stent, straiten. stipend, n.
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