slink
(verb) walk stealthily; “I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slink (third-person singular simple present slinks, present participle slinking, simple past and past participle slinked or slank or slunk)
(intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
(ambitransitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.
slink (countable and uncountable, plural slinks)
(countable) A furtive sneaking motion.
The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
(obsolete) A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
slink (comparative more slink, superlative most slink)
(Scotland) thin; lean
• kilns, links
Source: Wiktionary
Slink, v. t. [imp. Slunk, Archaic Slank (; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] Etym: [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.]
1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." Tale of Beryn. Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent. Milton. There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. Landor.
2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
Slink, v. t.
Definition: To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
Slink, a.
1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]
Slink, n.
1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
