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Stink (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk (?), Stank (>), p. pr. & vb. n. Stinking.] [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stökkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. > rancid. Cf. Stench.] To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
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Stink, v. t. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
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Stink, n. [AS. stinc.] A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.
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Fire stink. See under Fire. -- Stink-fire lance. See under Lance. -- Stink rat (Zool.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] -- Stink shad (Zool.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.] -- Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.
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