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Synonyms for skunk

Grammar : Noun
Spell : skuhngk
Phonetic Transcription : skʌŋk

Définition of skunk

Origin :
  • 1630s, squunck, from a southern New England Algonquian language (probably Abenaki) seganku, from Proto-Algonquian */Å¡eka:kwa/, from */Å¡ek-/ "to urinate" + */-a:kw/ "fox." As an insult, attested from 1841. Skunk cabbage is attested from 1751; earlier skunkweed (1738).
  • noun cheater
Example sentences :
  • Of course the puppy barked; of course the skunk did not like it.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • Was the occupant a rat or a skunk, and if so, what was he going to do?
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • Because I've got a whole lot of respect for the skunk family.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • Why, there are a whole lot of skunk farms all over the Northern States.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • The Pole-cat or Skunk is about the size of a kitten eight months old.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • He abandoned her like a skunk, and his people threw the blame on her for tempting him.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Once fairly hit by this fluid, I imagine most animals will drop the skunk.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Perdition to the land where a man could not live unless he was a skunk or a cur.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • It won't do any harm for you to know the kind of skunk you're workin' for.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • There was a Jimmy Skunk then, just as there is now, and he was head of all the Skunk family.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

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