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Skink vs Scink - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between skink and scink

is that skink is a lizard of the scincidae family, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed or skink can be (obsolete) drink while scink is .

As a verb skink

is (scotland) to serve (a drink).

skink

English

(wikipedia skink)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) scinc, from (etyl) scincus, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lizard of the Scincidae family, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) scencan or (etyl) skenkja.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) to serve (a drink)
  • * Shirley
    • Such wine as Ganymede doth skink to Jove.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) drink
  • (obsolete) pottage
    • (Francis Bacon)
    Derived terms
    * Cullen skink (Webster 1913)

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    scink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)