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skunk definition and meaning

n. Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
v. t. In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.

Crossword clues for skunk

- Bushy-tailed mammal
- Kind of cabbage
- Sneak with cowardly intent
- Striped North American mammal