Stankie

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stank \Stank\, n. [OF. estang, F. ['e]tang, from L. stagnum a
     pool. Cf. {Stagnate}, {Tank} a cistern.]
     1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. [Prov.
        Eng. & Scot.] --Robert of Brunne.
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     2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.]
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     {Stank hen} (Zool.), the moor hen; -- called also {stankie}.
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