What does stinkpot mean?

Definitions for stinkpot
ˈstɪŋkˌpɒtstinkpot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, gitnoun

    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!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

  2. musk turtle, stinkpotnoun

    small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

Wiktionary

  1. stinkpotnoun

    An annoying, bad or undesirable person

  2. stinkpotnoun

    A species of turtle from southeastern Canada, Sternotherus odoratus

  3. stinkpotnoun

    Alternative name for the common musk turtle

  4. stinkpotnoun

    Alternative name for the southern giant petrel

  5. stinkpotnoun

    Slang term referring to a motorboat (usually used by sailors)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stinkpotnoun

    An artificial composition offensive to the smell.

    Etymology: stink and pot.

    The air may be purified by fires of pitch-barrels, especially in close places, by burning of stinkpots. Gideon Harvey.

ChatGPT

  1. stinkpot

    A stinkpot is generally defined as a small, unattractive container or object reputed to have a foul smell. In nautical terms, it can refer to an explosive or incendiary device used historically in naval warfare. In zoology, it's another name for a common musk turtle found in North America, known for its pungent odor used as a defensive mechanism. The term is also sometimes used colloquially to describe a dirty and smelly place or thing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stinkpotnoun

    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. Stinkpotnoun

    a vessel in which disinfectants are burned

  3. Stinkpotnoun

    the musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. stinkpot

    See Stink-pot.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stinkpot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stinkpot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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