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Pronunciation : Skulk
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skulke to spare or save one's self, to play the truant, Sw. skolka to be at leisure, to shirk, Icel. skolla. Cf. Scowl.]
Definition : Defn: To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. "Want skulks in holes and crevices." W. C. Bryant. Discovered and defeated of your prey, You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.

i. [imp. & p. p. Skulked; p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Skulk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E. skulk, v.i.]
Definition : Defn: A number of foxes together. Wright.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Skulk, Skulk"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who, or that which, skulks.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913