GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Found 3 definitions
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Reek , n. A rick. [Obs.]B. Jonson.1913 Webster
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Reek, n. [AS. rēc; akin to OFries. rēk, LG. & D. rook, G. rauch, OHG. rouh, Dan. rög, Sw. rök, Icel. reykr, and to AS. reócan to reek, smoke, Icel. rjūka, G. riechen to smell.] Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.1913 Webster
As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln.
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Reek, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reeked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reeking.] [As. rēcan. See Reek vapor.] To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.1913 Webster
Few chimneys reeking you shall espy.
Spenser.1913 WebsterI found me laid
In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun
Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed.Milton.1913 WebsterThe coffee rooms reeked with tobacco.
Macaulay.1913 Webster