SKINK


Meaning of SKINK in English

I. ˈskiŋk transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English skinken, from Middle Dutch schenken, schinken; akin to Old English scencan to pour out drink, give to drink — more at nuncheon

chiefly dialect : to draw, pour out, or serve (drink)

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Dutch schenk, schink shank of an animal, ham; akin to Old High German scinka shank, Middle Low German schenke, schinke leg, shank — more at shank

: a soup made of the shin or hock of beef

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin scincus, from Greek skinkos

: any of numerous lizards that constitute the family Scincidae, usually live in dry sandy places where they often burrow in the sand, and are typically small with small scales, a slightly notched tail covered with scaly papillae, and usually well developed but sometimes reduced or wanting limbs

IV.

archaic

variant of skunk

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