Webster's English Dictionary

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skunk

1. skunk \'sk*nk\ n or skunks also skunk [of Algonquian origin; akin to 
   Abnaki sega-kw skunk] pl  1a: any of various common omnivorous 
   black-and-white New World mammals (esp . genus Mephitis) related to the 
   weasels and fitted with a pair of perineal glands from which an intensely 
   malodorous secretion is ejected when the animal is startled 1b: any of 
   various offensive-smelling Old World animals  2: an obnoxious person 
2. skunk vt 1a: DEFEAT; esp : to defeat by more than double the opponent 's 
   score (as in cribbage) 1b: to shut out in a game  2: to fail to pay; also : 
   CHEAT