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Definition of Slink
1. Verb. Walk stealthily. "The children slink to the playground"; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"
Definition of Slink
1. v. t. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.
2. v. t. To cast prematurely; - - said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
3. a. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
4. n. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
Definition of Slink
1. Verb. (intransitive) To sneak about furtively. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely. ¹
3. Noun. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf. ¹
4. Noun. (UK Scotland dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slink
1. to move stealthily [v SLUNK or SLANK or SLINKED, SLINKING, SLINKS]
Medical Definition of Slink
1. 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." "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. Origin: AS. Slincan; probably akin to G. Schleichen, E. Sleek. See Sleek. To cast prematurely; said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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