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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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Back to the thicket slunk
The guilty serpent. --Milton.
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There were some few who slank obliquely from them as
they passed. --Landor.
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2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
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