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funk n OED ~ sb2 obs [exc U S] 'strong smell or stink'
(1623-1725); ADD now rare for sense 1; for cpd in sense 2, cp Funk Island, a
nesting colony for sea-birds.
1 Evil-smelling odour or
smoke (P 133-58).
1955 ENGLISH 34 ~ Smoke or vapour of evil odour.
2 Cpd funk-bird: sea-bird which nests on coastal
island.
Q 67-47 To smell like a funk bird; stink like a funk bird.
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