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Skulk

//skʌlk// noun, verb

Noun

1
A group of foxes. collective
"A skulk of foxes, a cowardice of curs are tonight’s traffic whispering in the yards and lanes."
2
A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). figuratively
"[…] a skulk of priests flapped out of the Church of San Geronimo, and women kneeling at novena put away their beads […]"
3
The act of skulking.; The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.
"A part of their company, who had been sent out on a skulk, had not returned, and great anxiety was felt lest they had fallen into an ambush and been captured."
4
The act of skulking.; A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.
"His gait was something between a slouch and a skulk."
5
The act of skulking.; The act of avoiding an obligation or responsibility.
"[They took] good care […] to swing their hammocks as far abaft as possible, for the twofold purpose of having a skulk in their watch below at night, and to keep clear of the sprays, which usually pour down the gratings […]"

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Verb

1
To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
"Is whispering nothing? Is leaning cheek to cheek? is meeting noses? Kissing with inside lip? stopping the career Of laughing with a sigh?—a note infallible Of breaking honesty—horsing foot on foot? Skulking in corners? wishing clocks more swift?"
2
move furtively wordnet
3
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
"The residue like vnto the bare arssed rebels sculked to and fro; but in the end, they and the others were all dispersed, & durst not to appeare."
4
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill wordnet
5
To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
"Let discipline employ her wholesome arts, Let magistrates alert perform their parts, Not skulk or put on a prudential mask, As if their duty were a desp’rate task;"

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Etymology 1

From Middle English sculke, skulke, skulken, of North Germanic origin; compare Danish skulke (“shirk”), Swedish skolka (“play truant”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English sculke, skulke, skulken, of North Germanic origin; compare Danish skulke (“shirk”), Swedish skolka (“play truant”).

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