skunker
skunker noun: a skunk.
Noun
skunker (plural skunkers)
- A skunk.
- A person who hunts skunks.
- Again the old fellow chuckled and answered, "A counter with em? Well I guess so. That's my business, I am what we tarm up here a skunker. Me and Gineral Grant, and Gineral Lee have it hot and heavy with 'em every day.1894 January 26, “"Podgers" Commentaries”, in Forest and Stream, volume XLII, number 6, New York, New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, page 114
- I have known a few old skunkers to bleed skunks and other fur-bearers with their knives. This leaves the skin a purer white than any other way of killing.1925, E. J. Dailey, Traplines and Trails: A Book of Master Trapping Methods, fifth edition, Columbus, Ohio: Hunter-Trader-Trapper Company, page 89
Examples of skunker in a sentence
- Mel is a trapper too and honest and a skunker.1928 July, “Sour Honey Dept.”, in Geo. S. Demuth, E. R. Root, editor, Gleanings in Bee Culture, volume 56, number 7, Medina, Ohio: The A....
- The most successful and persistent of our youthful skunkers was our next-door neighbor, Charlie Escobar, who preferred to track them down on foot.1999, Donald B. Sparrow, Growing up on Cape Cod: Four Brothers Learning to Stand Tall, Eastham, Massachusetts: Great Oaks Publishing...
Forms of skunker
| plural | skunkers |
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Origin of skunker
From skunk + -er.
Words formed from skunker
Words that rhyme with skunker
Questions about skunker
- What does skunker mean?
- Skunker means a skunk.
- How do you use skunker in a sentence?
- Mel is a trapper too and honest and a skunker.
- What part of speech is skunker?
- Skunker is a noun.
- What is the plural of skunker?
- The plural of skunker is skunkers.
Words near skunker in the dictionary
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