\Slink\, v. t. [imp. {Slunk}, Archaic {Slank}; p. p.
{Slunk}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinking}.] [AS. slincan; probably
akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See {Sleek}, a.]
1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. ``To slink
   away and hide.'' --Tale of Beryn.
         Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent.
                                               --Milton.
         There were some few who slank obliquely from them as
         they passed.                          --Landor.
2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.

\Slink\, v. t.
To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that
slinks her calf.

\Slink\, a.
1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]

\Slink\, n.
1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a
   calf brought forth before its time.
2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]