Associations to the word «Slinker»

Wiktionary

SLINK, verb. (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
SLINK, verb. (transitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.
SLINK, noun. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
SLINK, noun. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
SLINK, adjective. (Scotland) thin; lean

Dictionary definition

SLINK, verb. Walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats