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verb (used without object)
1.
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
2.
to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.
verb (used with object)
3.
(especially of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.
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Slink
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| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
noun
4.
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
adjective
5.
born prematurely: a slink calf.
Origin:
before 1150; Middle English slynken (v.), Old English slincan to creep, crawl; cognate with Low German slinken, German schlinken
before 1150; Middle English slynken (v.), Old English slincan to creep, crawl; cognate with Low German slinken, German schlinken
Related forms
slink·ing·ly, adverb
out·slink, verb (used with object), -slunk, -slink·ing.
un·slink·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. skulk, sneak; lurk.
1. skulk, sneak; lurk.
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Word Origin & History
slink
O.E. slincan "to creep, crawl" (of reptiles), from P.Gmc. *slenkanan (cf. Swed. slinka "to glide," Du. slinken "to shrink, shrivel;" related to sling (v.)). Of persons, attested from late 14c. Slinky (adj.) "sinuous and slender," of women or clothes, first attested 1921. As
EXPANDa proprietary name for a spring marketed as a toy, 1948, by James Industries Inc., Philadelphia, U.S.A.
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