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Pronunciation : Slink, v. t. [imp. Slunk
Part of Speech : Archaic
Etymology : [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.]
Definition : 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.

Slank (; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slink
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slink
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.

2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slink
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913