·adj Weak; worn out.
II. Stank ·noun A dam or mound to stop water.
III. Stank ·- of Stink.
IV. Stank ·Impf Stunk.
V. Stank ·vi To Sigh.
VI. Stank ·noun Water retained by an embankment; a pool water.
1) a dam, or bank to stop water. S. 2) a dyke. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
An old statute term for staunch (which see). ...
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