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General Slang
stank
STANK · noun · informal
A drain, gutter or grating in the road
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Definitions
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A street drain or its grating; a gutter.
“Ma keys went straight doon the stank.”
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stank In A Sentence
Ma keys went straight doon the stank.
Origin & Usage
Scots, from Old French 'estanc' (pool/pond), later a drain.
People Also Ask
What does stank mean in Scots?
A stank is a street drain or its metal grating — the gutter opening at the roadside. Note this is different from the English word 'stank' meaning smelled bad.
How do you use stank?
You might say 'my keys went straight down the stank', meaning they fell through the road drain grating.
Where does the word stank come from?
It comes from Old French 'estanc' (a pool or pond), which later came to mean a drain.
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