The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stinkball
Stinkball \Stink"ball`\, n. A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odor; -- used formerly in naval warfare.
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stinkball
n. (context military historical English) A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare.
Usage examples of "stinkball".
SCORCH MARKS ON BAG DEER PARK WATER PLANTERS CHEESE CRACKERS FOUND AT SECONDARY CRIME SCENE - MILL BROWN PAINT ON PANTS SUNDEW PLANT CLAY PEAT MOSS FRUIT JUICE PAPER FIBERS STINKBALL BAIT SUGAR CAMPHENE ALCOHOL KEROSENE YEAST Then he studied the map, eyes tracing the course of the Paquenoke River as it made its way from the Great Dismal Swamp through Blackwater Landing and meandered west.