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stinkball

noun

Etymology

From stink + ball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as stinkball — “stink + ball”

Definitions

  1. A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used…

    A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare.

  2. A foul-smelling person or object (often used as an insult)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA