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slink |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slink \Slink\, v. t. [imp. {Slunk}, Archaic {Slank}; 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. Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent. --Milton. There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. --Landor. 2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slink \Slink\, v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as a cow that slinks her calf. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slink \Slink\, a. 1. Produced prematurely; as a slink calf. 2. Thin; lean. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slink \Slink\, n. 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time. 2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slink v : walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"
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