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.

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