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slink

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  1. lurk                  
 
1. slink \'slink\ \'sl*nk\ vt or slunk;  or slink.ing [ME slinken, fr. OE 
   slincan to creep; akin to OE slingan to w]orm, twist : to go or move 
   stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : STEA L to give premature 
   birth to - used esp. of a domestic animal {a cow that ~s her calf}
2. slink n 1a: the young of an animal (as a calf) brought forth prematurely 
    1b: the flesh or skin of such a calf  chiefly dial  2: WEAKLING 
3. slink aj 1: born prematurely or abortively {a ~ calf}  chiefly dial  2: 
   starved looking : THIN, SCRAWNY