SKULKS

Verb

skulks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skulk

Source: Wiktionary


SKULK

Skulk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skulked; p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking.] Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skulke to spare or save one's self, to play the truant, Sw. skolka to be at leisure, to shirk, Icel. skolla. Cf. Scowl.]

Definition: To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. "Want skulks in holes and crevices." W. C. Bryant. Discovered and defeated of your prey, You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.

Skulk, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E. skulk, v.i.]

Definition: A number of foxes together. Wright.

Skulk, Skulk"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, skulks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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