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Pronunciation : Stench
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Stench
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See Stink, v. i.]
Definition : 1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.] Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. Dryden.

2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. Cowper. Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Stench
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See Stench, n.]
Definition : Defn: To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913