skelf
- a splinter of wood, esp when embedded accidentally in the skin
- a thin or diminutive person
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Word Origin
from Scottish; see shelf
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Examples from the Web for skelf
Historical Examples
They're her beuks maistly upo' the skelf there abune yer ain, Mr. Sutherlan'.
David ElginbrodGeorge MacDonald
It wasna an ill w'y to beery fowk, nor an ill place to gang til, for they aye biggit up the skelf, ye ken.
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald