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Slink (?), v. t. [imp. Slunk (?), Archaic Slank (&unr_;); p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.] 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. “To slink away and hide.” Tale of Beryn.
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Back to the thicket slunk
The guilty serpent. Milton.
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There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. Landor.
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2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
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Slink, v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
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Slink, a. 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
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2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]
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Slink, n. 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
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2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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