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skink | skint |

As a noun 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.

As a verb skink

is (scotland) to serve (a drink).

As an adjective skint is

(slang|british|australian) penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

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)

    Anagrams

    *

    skint

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (slang, British, Australian) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

    • Usage notes

    * Cockney rhyming slang for skint' is boracic lint, or just ' boracic .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)