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Webster 1913 Edition
Funk
Funk
(fŭṉk)
, Noun.
[OE.
funke
a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk
touchwood, G. funke
spark, and perh. to Goth. fōn
fire.] 1.
An offensive smell; a stench.
[Low]
Funk
,Verb.
T.
1.
To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
[Obs.]
King.
Funk
,Verb.
I.
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.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Funk
FUNK
,Noun.