From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dank \Dank\, a. [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field,
Icel. d["o]kk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to
daggle dew.]
Damp; moist; humid; wet.
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Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire.
--Milton.
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Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground. --Trench.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dank \Dank\, n.
Moisture; humidity; water. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dank \Dank\, n.
A small silver coin current in Persia.
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