Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stank"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stank \Stank\, a. [OF. estanc, or It. stanco. See {Stanch}, a.]
Weak; worn out. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stank \Stank\, v. i. [Cf. Sw. st[*a]nka to pant. [root]165.]
To sigh. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stank \Stank\, n. [OF. estang, F. ['e]tang, from L. stagnum a
pool. Cf. {Stagnate}, {Tank} a cistern.]
1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool water. [Prov. Eng.
& Scot.] --Robert of Brunne.
2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.]
{Stank hen} (Zo["o]l.), the moor hen; -- called also
{stankie}. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stank \Stank\, imp. of {Stink}.
Stunk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stink \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. st["o]kkva 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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