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stenc, m.n: smell, scent, odour. (STENCH / ˈstɛntʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a bonnacon, a bull-like beast with a horse’s mane and spiral horns that shoots a stream of dung at the shield of an approaching warrior.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 26v. [getty.edu]

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