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skulk

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Synonyms: sulk, skunk, skull, skuld, sculk

Antonyms: sulk, skunk, skull, skuld, sculk

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|collective}} A group of [[fox]]es.<ref>{{w|Thomas Wright (antiquarian)|Thomas Wright}}, ''Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English,'' London: Henry G. Bohn, 1857, Volume 2, p.{{nbsp}}833: “S<small>CULK</small>, {{...}} A company of foxes.”<sup>[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000124333]</sup></ref>
  2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A group of people seen as being fox-like (''[[e.g.]]'' [[cunning]], [[dishonest]], or having [[nefarious]] plans).
  3. The act of skulking.
  4. {{lb|en|obsolete|chiefly|nautical|military}} One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.

Verb

  1. To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a [[cowardly]] way or with the intent of doing [[harm]]).
  2. To move in a [[stealthy]] or [[furtive]] way; to come or go while trying to avoid [[detection]].
  3. To avoid an [[obligation]] or [[responsibility]].

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