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to skink
(AngSax. scencan.) To serve drink. Dr. Johnson says this word is wholly obsolete in England. Come, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess.
See boots.
(AngSax. scencan.) To serve drink. Dr. Johnson says this word is wholly obsolete in England. Come, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.