Defn: To sigh. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
STANK
Stank, imp. of Stink.
Defn: Stunk.
STANK
Stank, n. Etym: [OF. estang, F. étang, from L. stagnum a pool. Cf.
Stagnate, Tank a cistern.]
1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool water. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Robert of Brunne.
2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.] Stank hen (Zoöl.), the moor hen; — called also stankie. [Prov. Eng.]
STANNARY
Stan"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. stannum tin, an alloy of silver and lead.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works. The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record. Blackstone.
STANNARY
Stan"na*ry, n.; pl. Stannaries. Etym: [LL. stannaria.]
Defn: A tin mine; tin works. Bp. Hall.