Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Stench

The police removed protesters from a park in New York City, because it had a "stench" of urine.  So what does that mean?

A "stench" is a very strong and unpleasant smell.  Like so many of our strong, evocative words, the word "stench" comes from Middle English.  So anything that stinks is--a stench!

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