Reek
Reek (rēk) , noun
A rick. [Obsolete] — B. Jonson
Reek , noun
[Anglo-Saxon rēc; akin to OFries. rēk, LG. & Dutch rook, German rauch, Old High German rouh, Danish rog, Swedish rok, Icelandic reykr, and to Anglo-Saxon reócan to reek, smoke, Icelandic rjūka, German riechen to smell.]
Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln.
Reek (rēkt) , intransitive verb
[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.
Few chimneys reeking you shall espy.
I found me laid
In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun
Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed.
The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco.