STENCHED

Verb

stenched

simple past tense and past participle of stench

Source: Wiktionary


STENCH

Stench, v. t.

Definition: To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey.

Stench, n. Etym: [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See Stink, v. i.]

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.

Stench, v. t. Etym: [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See Stench, n.]

Definition: To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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