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  1. 1. v. t. To stanch. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. A smell; an odor. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant Source: wordnet
  6. 6. To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey. 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. To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young. Source: webster
  7. 7. To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:100 n a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant Source: ecdict

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