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Reek (r&ē;k), n. A rick. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Reek, n. [AS. r&ē;c; akin to OFries. r&ē;k, LG. & D. rook, G. rauch, OHG. rouh, Dan. r&ö;g, Sw. r&ö;k, Icel. reykr, and to AS. reócan to reek, smoke, Icel. rj&ū;ka, G. riechen to smell.] Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
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As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln.
Shak.
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Reek, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reeked (r&ē;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Reeking.] [As. r&ē;can. See Reek vapor.] To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.
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Few chimneys reeking you shall espy.
Spenser.
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I found me laid
In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun
Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed.
Milton.
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The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco.
Macaulay.
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