資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See
   {Stink}, v. i.]
   1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.]

            Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden.

   2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper.

   {Stench trap}, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air
      from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.