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Webster 1913 Edition


Stinkball

Stink′ballˊ

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Noun.
A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odor; – used formerly in naval warfare.

Definition 2024


stinkball

stinkball

English

Noun

stinkball (plural stinkballs)

  1. (military, historical) A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare.