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reekage

reekage noun: foul-smelling matter; material that reeks.

Noun

reekage (uncountable)

  1. Foul-smelling matter; material that reeks.
    • The Sankey brook is described as receiving the reekage from huge heaps of waste, and as, in fact, a sewer containing sulphur running down considerably more yellow than amber.1876, Lory Marsh, Handbook of Rural Sanitary Science, page 69
    • Dr. F. M. Corner (Poplar) said that according to his experience, which was not great with regard to typhus, it had been due to the habits of the people ; certain families would live like pigs, and everything would get into a shocking condition with animal reekage.1888, Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute - Volume 9, page 205

Origin of reekage

From reek + -age.

Questions about reekage

What does reekage mean?
Reekage means foul-smelling matter; material that reeks.
What part of speech is reekage?
Reekage is a noun.

Words near reekage in the dictionary

  1. reejection
  2. reejections
  3. reejects
  4. reek
  5. reek-silver
  6. reekage
  7. Reekara
  8. reeked
  9. reeker
  10. reekers
  11. reeketh

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