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stinkball(n.)

英 [s'tɪŋkbɔ:l] 美 [s'tɪŋkbɔl]

also stink-ball, 1753, in naval warfare, "device unleashing foul fumes and thrown upon an enemy's deck at close quarters," from stink (n.) + ball (n.1). A stink-bomb, on the other hand, is generally a schoolboy prank (1915).

该词起源时间:1753年