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fetor

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fe·tor  (ftr, -tôr) also foe·tor (ftr)
n.
An offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
[Middle English fetoure, from Latin ftor, from ftre, to stink.]
fetor, foetor [ˈfiːtə -tɔː]
n
an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench
[from Latin, from fētēre to stink]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fetorfetor - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis
odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
niff, pong - an unpleasant smell


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In vain it was to rake for Ambergriese in the paunch of this Leviathan, insufferable fetor denying not inquiry.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
During the transit, he sat with raised glasses in the frosty chill and mouldy fetor of his chariot, and glanced out sidelong on the holiday face of things, the shuttered shops, and the crowds along the pavement, much as the rider in the Tyburn cart may have observed the concourse gathering to his execution.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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