Pronunciation : Funk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f fire.]
Definition : Defn: An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Funk
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Funk
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley. To funk out, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] To funk right out o' political strife. Lowell (Biglow Papers).
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Funk, Funk"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913