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slink (sliŋk)

intransitive verb slunk, slinking slink′·ing

to move in a quiet, furtive, or sneaking manner, as from fear, guilt, etc.; sneak

Etymology: ME slinken < OE slincan, to creep, crawl along, akin to LowG slinken < IE *sleng-, var. of base *slenk-, to wind, twist, turn > sling

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slink2 definition

slink (sliŋk)

transitive verb slinked or slunk, slinking slink′·ing

to expel (a fetus) prematurely: said of animals

Etymology: prob. < sling

noun

an animal, esp. a calf, born prematurely

adjective

born prematurely

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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