skink
/skɪŋk/
skink noun: a shin of beef.
Noun (1)
skink (plural skinks)
- A shin of beef.
- lean sirloin, skink and pot-roast
- A soup or pottage made from a boiled shin of beef.
- For there are in the Flesh , Bones , Skinnes , organs , and the severall limbes of the living body : such spirits as are in the Flesh , Bone , and Skinke , beeing separated1623, Francis Bacon, Historia Vitae et Mortis
- Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a soup or pottage made using other ingredients.
- Cullen skink
Noun (2)
skink (plural skinks)
Verb
skink (third-person singular simple present skinks, present participle skinking, simple past and past participle skinked)
- To serve (a drink).
- Such wine as Ganymede doth skink to Jove, / When he invites the gods to feast with him / On Juno's wedding-day.1640 November 20 (date licensed, Gregorian calendar; published 1652), James Shirley, “The Imposture”, in William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, editors, The Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley, […]...
- [W]hile he would spit beyond the table, he all-to-bespawleth him who skinketh at the feast.1900, Theophrastus, “Of Foulness”, in [anonymous], transl., edited by David J[osiah] Brewer, Edward A. Allen, and William Schuyler, The World’s Best Essays from the Earliest Period to the Present...
- To give (something) as a present.
Noun (3)
skink (plural skinks)
- A drink.
skink meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
skink in Hindi
- lizard
- बभनी babhnī, साँप की मौसी sā̃p kī mausī
skink in Tamil
- lizard
- அரணை araṇai
skink in Telugu
- lizard
- బిందిపాము bindipāmu
skink in Malayalam
- lizard
- അരണ araṇa
More languagesFewer languages
- skink in Odia
- ଚମ୍ପେଇନେଉଳି campeineuḷi
- skink in Assamese
- নাইপিয়া naipia
- skink in Arabic
- سَقَنْقُور saqanqūr
- skink in Malay
- bengkarung
- skink in Indonesian
- kadal
- skink in Persian
- سقنقور
- skink in Thai
- จิ้งเหลน jîng-lěen
- skink in Vietnamese
- thằn lằn bóng, rắn mối
Forms of skink
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | skinks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | skinks |
| present participle | skinking |
| past participle | skinked |
| past | skinked |
Origin of skink
Possibly from Middle Low German schink, schinke, schenke (“leg; shank; shin bone; ham”), from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō (“shank; thigh; that which is bent”), from Proto-Germanic *skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp; to be crooked, slant”). The word is cognate with Danish skinke (“ham”), Middle Dutch schenke, schinke (“shin; hough; ham”), Icelandic skinka (“ham”), Norwegian skinke (“ham”), Old English ġesċincio, ġesċinco (“kidney fat”), Old High German skinka, skinko (“shank; shin bone”) (Middle High German schinke (“shank; shin bone; ham”), modern German Schinken (“ham; pork from the hindquarters”)), Old Saxon skinka (“ham”), Old Swedish skinke (modern Swedish skinka (“ham”)).
From Middle French scinc, from Latin scincus, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος (skíngos), σκίγκος (skínkos).
From Middle English skinken, skynken, skenken, from Middle Dutch scinken, scenken, schenken and/or Old Norse skenkja, both from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Cognate with German schenken (“to give as a present”), Dutch schenken (“to pour, give as a present”). See also the inherited doublet shink.
Words formed from skink
- blind skink
- blue-tailed skink
- blue-tongued skink
- blue-tongue skink
- bobtail skink
- brown skink
- coal skink
- cool-skink
- crevice skink
- emo skink
- fire skink
- inland snake-eyed skink
- King's skink
- lance skink
- legless skink
- mountain skink
- rock skink
- sand skink
- supple skink
- water skink
- western skink
- Cullen skink
- skinker
Phrases with skink
Words that rhyme with skink
Questions about skink
- What does skink mean?
- Skink means a shin of beef.
- What is skink in Hindi?
- Skink in Hindi is बभनी (babhnī), साँप की मौसी (sā̃p kī mausī). See Skink meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is skink?
- Skink can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce skink?
- Skink is pronounced /skɪŋk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of skink?
- The plural of skink is skinks.
Words near skink in the dictionary
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