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Entry 7 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Slink

· IPA /slɪŋk/
01 v. t. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.
imp. Slunk; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking
  1. 1.
    To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.Archaic
    “Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent.” Milton.
    “There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed.” Landor.
  2. 2.
    To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
02 v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
  1. 1.
    To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
03 a. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
  1. 1.
    Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
  2. 2.
    Thin; lean.[Scot.]
04 n. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
  1. 1.
    The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
  2. 2.
    A thievish fellow; a sneak.[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]