Funk (?), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f&?;n fire.]
An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
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Funk, v. t.
To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King.
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Funk, v. 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.]
To funk right out o' political strife.
Lowell (Biglow Papers).
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Funk, Funk"ing, n.
A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." De Quincey.
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Funk (?), n.
One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
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Funk, v. t.
1.
To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.]
2.
To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]
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