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Stinkpot

Stinkpot Meaning & Definition
Stinkpot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stinkpot?

[n] small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
[n] 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!"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stinkpot: bum | crumb | lowlife | musk turtle | puke | rat | rotter | scum bag | skunk | so-and-so | stinker

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See Also | disagreeable person | genus Sternotherus | mud turtle | Sternotherus | unpleasant person

Stinkpot In Webster's Dictionary

\Stink"pot`\, n. 1. An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel. 2. A vessel in which disinfectants are burned. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under {Musk}.

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