| stank | 1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool water. 2. A dam or mound to stop water. <zoology> Stank hen, the moor hen; called also stankie. Origin: OF. Estang, F. Etang, from L. Stagnum a pool. Cf. Stagnate, Tank a cistern. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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