skinking

[ sking-king ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. (of liquor, soup, etc.) watery; diluted or thin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skinking¹

First recorded in 1575–85; skink ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

That feat does not hinder them from their skinking, and it blunts not their intelligence thereat.

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I personally examined the soup, and found it to be "nae skinking ware that jaups in luggies."

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