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Definition of Skink

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Skink Skink, v. i. To serve or draw liquor. [Obs.]
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Skink Skink, n. Drink; also, pottage. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Skink Skink, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Skinking.] [Icel. skenja; akin to Sw. sk["a]ka, Dan. skienke, AS. scencan, D. & G. schenken. As. scencan is usually derived from sceonc, sceanc, shank, a hollow bone being supposed to have been used to draw off liquor from a cask. [root]161. See Shank, and cf. Nunchion.] To draw or serve, as drink. [Obs.] Bacchus the wine them skinketh all about. --Chaucer. Such wine as Ganymede doth skink to Jove. --Shirley.
Skink
Skink Skink, n. [L. scincus, Gr. ????.] [Written also scink.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincid[ae], common in the warmer parts of all the continents. Note: The officinal skink (Scincus officinalis) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species (Seps tridactylus) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus Eumeces, as the blue-tailed skink (E. fasciatus) of the Eastern United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard (Oligosoma laterale) inhabits the Southern United States.

Meaning of Skink from wikipedia

- skinks are lizard s belonging to the family scincidae. together with several other lizard families, including lacertidae (the 'true' or
- 'the noronha skink (trachylepis atlantica) is a species of skink from the island of fernando de noronha off northeastern brazil .
- tank aa, 20 mm quad, skink was a canadian self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon , developed in 1943-44, in response to a requirement from
- skink, is a fictional character who has appeared in several novels by carl hiaasen , beginning with double whammy in 1987. he is an
- the skinks: skinks are the artisans of the lizardmen. gregarious and talkative, they do jobs like metalworking and temple organization in
- the metallic cool-skink or metallic skink (niveoscincus metallicus) is a species of skink in the scincidae family. it is endemic to
- the western skink (plestiodon skiltonianus) is a small, smooth- scaled lizard with relatively small limb s, measuring about 100 to 210 mm
- white's skink (egernia whitii) is a species of skink in the scincidae family. it is found in south-eastern australia , including
- blue-tongued skinks comprise the australasia n genus tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (scincidae
- gilbert's skink (plestiodon gilberti) is a heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard of the family of skink s living in the south-western united