stinkpot

noun

stink·pot ˈstiŋk-ˌpät

: an earthen jar filled with fetid material and formerly sometimes thrown as a stink bomb on the deck of an enemy ship

: a musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) of the U.S. and Canada

: stinker sense 1

slang : motorboat

if I ever get filthy rich, I'm going to buy myself a stinkpot and take up fishing

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of stinkpot was in 1669

See more words from the same year

Style

“Stinkpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stinkpot. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

Get Word of the Day daily email!