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   Skulk (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skulked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking.] [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.] 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.
   
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   Discovered and defeated of your prey,
   
   You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.
   
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   Skulk, n. [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E. skulk, v.i.] A number of foxes together.  Wright.
   
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    Skulk (?), Skulker (?),  n. One who, or that which, skulks.
   
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