stinkpot
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stink·pot
(stĭngk′pŏt′)n.
1. A small musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) of eastern North America, having a domed carapace and inhabiting ponds and small streams.
2. Slang One who is despised.
3. Slang A motorboat.
4. An earthenware jar containing combustibles emitting a suffocating smoke, formerly used in naval warfare.
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stinkpot
(ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt)n
1. slang a person or thing that stinks
2. slang a person considered to be unpleasant
3. (Animals) another name for musk turtle
4. (Military) military Also called: stink ball (formerly) a container filled with material that gives off noxious or suffocating vapours
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stink•pot
(ˈstɪŋkˌpɒt)n.
1. a jar of combustibles that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.
2. Informal. a mean person; stinker.
3. a common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, of the eastern and southern U.S.
[1655–65]
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Noun | 1. | stinkpot - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
2. | stinkpot - small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor mud turtle - bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America genus Sternotherus, Sternotherus - musk turtles |
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