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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slink \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. [1913 Webster] Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent. --Milton. [1913 Webster] There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. --Landor. [1913 Webster] 2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts. [1913 Webster]