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[syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stench \Stench\, v. t.
To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See
Stink, v. i.]
1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.]
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Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden.
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2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper.
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Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air
from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stench \Stench\, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan
to smell. See Stench, n.]
To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
[Obs.] --Young.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stench
n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor,
foetor, mephitis]