(AngSax. scencan.) To serve drink. Dr. Johnson says this word is wholly obsolete in England.
Come, crush a glass with your dear papa, and all this nice company. You have skinked long enough.--Margaret, p. 300.
·noun Drink; also, pottage. II. Skink ·vi To serve or draw liquor. III. Skink ·vt To draw or serve...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty o...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose