Etymology

slunk

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Today it means: An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively. Full definition →

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slunk · noun1

From an allusive sense of slink (“to bring forth young prematurely”).

slunk · noun2

Compare slank (“low place, especially one which fills with water”), dialectal slonk (“depression, hollow, slough”).

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