Stank
Stank (stank) , adjective
[Old French estanc, or Italian stanco. See Stanch, a.]
Weak; worn out. [Obsolete] — Spenser
Stank , intransitive verb
[Compare Swedish stånka to pant. r165.]
To sigh. [Obsolete or Provincial English]
Stank , imperfect
Stunk.
Stank , noun
[Old French estang, French étang, from Latin stagnum a pool. Compare Stagnate, Tank a cistern.]
1.
Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. [Provincial English & Scottish] — Robert of Brunne
2.
A dam or mound to stop water. [Provincial English]
Collocations (1)
Stank hen (Zoology) , the moor hen; -- called also stankie. [Provincial English]