n. [ L. scincus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ]
☞ The officinal skink (Scincus officinalis) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species (Seps tridactylus) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus
v. t.
Bacchus the wine them skinketh all about. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Such wine as Ganymede doth skink to Jove. Shirley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To serve or draw liquor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Drink; also, pottage. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who serves liquor; a tapster. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Undertapster. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]