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stink-pot
ˈstink-pot [f. stink n. + pot n., after Du. stinkpot.] † 1. = stinker 2. Obs.1665 [see stinker 2]. 2. A hand-missile charged with combustibles emitting a suffocating smoke, used in boarding a ship for effecting a diversion while the assailants gain the deck.1669 Sturmy Mariner's Mag. i. ii. 20 Ply y... Oxford English Dictionary
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Stinkpot (weapon)
A stinkpot or stink-pot was an incendiary and suffocating weapon used in the 19th century during the Qing Dynasty, especially in naval operations. wikipedia.org
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stink
▪ I. stink, n. (stɪŋk) Forms: 3–4 stinc, 4 stenke, stinck, stync, 4–5 stynke, 4–6 stynk, 4–7 stinke, 7 stincke, 4– stink. [f. the vb. Perh. in some instances a dialectal variant of stinch: see stench n. γ] 1. a. A foul, disgusting, or offensive smell: = stench n. 2.a 1300 Cursor M. 11860 Þe roting þ... Oxford English Dictionary
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virus
virus (ˈvaɪərəs) [a. L. vīrus slimy liquid, poison, offensive odour or taste. Hence also F., Sp., Pg. virus. In Lanfranc's Cirurgie (c 1400) 77 the word, explained as ‘a thin venomy quitter’, is merely taken over from the Latin text.] 1. Venom, such as is emitted by a poisonous animal. Also fig.1599... Oxford English Dictionary
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devil
▪ I. devil, n. (ˈdɛv(ə)l, ˈdɛvɪl) Forms: 1 diobul, d{iacu}oful, déoful, 1–2 déofol, 2–3 deofel, 2–5 deouel, 3–5 deuel, 4–7 deuil, devel, 6–7 divel, 6– devil. Also 1 d{iacu}oful, déoful, north. diowul, diowl, dioul, diwl, deuil), 3 diefel, Orm. de(o)fell, 3–4 dieuel, 4 dyevel, 5 dewill, -elle, dyuell... Oxford English Dictionary
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