Slink

Definitions

1. A furtive sneaking motion.
   countable
2. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
   countable, uncountable
3. The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
   countable, uncountable
4. A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. A thievish fellow; a sneak.
   Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“His slink became a stride⟳; he held his tail high; his eyes began to look⟳ more curious than scared. But he was still cautious.”

“It is an ascertained fact that young or “slink” veal very frequently gives rise⟳ to diarrhœa, more especially when that disease is epidemic.”

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