Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers
continue all their life left-handed.
Sir T. Browne.
Sink (sk), v. i. [imp. Sunk (sk), or (Sank (sk)); p. p. Sunk (obs.
Sunken, -- now used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinking.] [OE. sinken,
AS. sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel. sökkva,
Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth. siggan, and probably to E. silt. Cf.
Silt.] 1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower
and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in
water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west.