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A group of foxes. / (figuratively) A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). / The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.

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skulk

/skʌlk/

noun

A group of foxes. / (figuratively) A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). / The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.

A skulk of foxes was spotted in the woods.

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意味（1）

A group of foxes.

A skulk of foxes, a cowardice of curs are tonight’s traffic whispering in the yards and lanes.

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意味（2）

(figuratively) A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).

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意味（3）

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.

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意味（4）

A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.

His gait was something between a slouch and a skulk.

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意味（5）

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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