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skink

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) skink (verb)
  2. 2) skink (noun)
  3. blue-tailed skink (noun)
  4. blue-tongued skink (noun)
  5. eyed skink (noun)
  6. sand skink (noun)

1skink

verb \ˈskiŋk\

Definition of SKINK

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

Origin of SKINK

Middle English, from Middle Dutch schenken; akin to Old English scencan to pour out drink and probably to scanca shank
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SKINK

blink, brink, chink, clink, dink, drink, fink, gink, ink, jink, kink, link, mink, pink, plink, prink, rink, shrink, sink, slink, stink, swink, sync, think, wink, zinc

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