Sekirov Dictionary

slink

/slɪŋk/

noun 5
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 9

noun5

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A furtive sneaking motion.
- His slink became a stride; he held his tail high; his eyes began to look more curious than scared. But he was still cautious. — 1998
The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
•
The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
- It is an ascertained fact that young or “slink” veal very frequently gives rise to diarrhoea, more especially when that disease is epidemic. — 1868
(dialect, UK) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
(no longer used) A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.

verb2

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To sneak about furtively.
- Back to the thicket slunk the guilty serpent. — 1667
To give birth to an animal prematurely.

adjective1

(Scotland) Thin; lean

forms

slank · slinked · slunk · slinking · slinketh · slinks · slinkest · more slink · most slink

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