Stingray

n. broad flatfish with a poisonous spine at the base of its tail. stingy /’ stindy/ adj. (ier, test) colloq. niggardly, mean. n stingily ado. stinginess n. [perhaps from STING] stink v. (past stank or stunk; past part stunk) 1 emit a strong offensive smell. 2 (often foll. by out) fill (a place) with a stink. 3 (foll. by out etc.) drive (a person) out etc. by a stink. 4 colloq. be or seem very unpleasant. n. 1 strong or offensive smell. 2 colloq. row or fuss. [Old English]