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stinkstone

/ ˈɪŋˌəʊ /

noun

  1. any of various rocks producing a fetid odour when struck, esp certain limestones
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A coalÐblack marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; Ð called also stinkstone and swinestone.

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Extensive beds of stinkstone also occur, and many beds of limestone containing fluid bitumen in cavities.

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Antonyms: liberal, generous. stink, n. stench, fetor. stinking, a. fetid, malodorous, offensive, noisome, ill-smelling. stinkstone, n. anthraconite, swinestone. stint, n. limit, restraint, restriction; assignment, allotment. stint, v. limit, restrict, restrain, confine, stent, straiten. stipend, n.

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