Skulk means to hide, evade, or move stealthily, and can also refer to a pack of foxes.
Skulk means to hide, evade, or move stealthily, and can also refer to a pack of foxes.
| Front | skulk \skulk\ |
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| Back | verb intr. 1. To hide, evade, or move stealthily. noun 1. Someone who lies in hiding, evades, or lurks. 2. A pack of foxes. [From Middle English skulken, of Scandinavian origin.] "Heaven's Acre Wildlife Center has a gaggle of geese, a skulk of foxes, an over-abundance of raccoons and a singular problem - it violates city zoning." - Gary Gerhardt; Wildlife Rehab Center Runs Into the Teeth of Arvada's Zoning Rules; Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado); Aug 6, 1998. |
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