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slink



Pronunciation: (slingk), [key]
—v., slunk or (Archaic) slank; slunk; slink•ing;
—n., adj.

—v.i.
1. to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
2. to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.

—v.t.
(esp. of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.

—n.
a prematurely born calf or other animal.

—adj.
born prematurely: a slink calf.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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