STINKARD

Etymology

Noun

stinkard (plural stinkards)

(obsolete) Any of various malodorous animals.

The teledu.

(figuratively, rare, archaic) A person whose behavior is hurtful and unsavory; a stinker.

Anagrams

• transkid

Source: Wiktionary


Stink"ard, n.

1. A mean, stinking, paltry fellow. B. Jonson.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The teledu of the East Indies. It emits a disagreeable odor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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