skink
IPA: skˈɪŋk
noun
- (Scotland, Northern England) A shin of beef.
- (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) A soup or pottage made from a boiled shin of beef.
- (chiefly Scotland, by extension) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a soup or pottage made using other ingredients.
- A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.
- (obsolete) A drink.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, Scotland) To serve (a drink).
- (transitive, Scotland, Northern England, obsolete) To give (something) as a present.
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Examples of "skink" in Sentences
- This skink is agile and energetic.
- I'll take a look at that skink, too.
- Skinks are the artisans of the Lizardmen.
- The Metallic Skink is present on the island.
- The only reptile present is the Metallic Skink.
- It is commonly known as the coastal tree skink.
- It is the largest known extant species of skink.
- Approximately 45% of skink species are viviparous.
- Thanks for the corrections at the Noronha skink article.
- Rabbits are present as well as the Metallic Skink and hite's Skink.