skelf
/ (skɛlf) /
noun Scot and Northern English dialect
a splinter of wood, esp when embedded accidentally in the skin
a thin or diminutive person
Nearby words
skeleton, skeleton car, skeleton in the closet, skeleton key, skeletonize, skelf, skelic index, skell, skellum, skelly, skelm
Word Origin for skelf
from Scottish; see shelf
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Examples from the Web for skelf
They're her beuks maistly upo' the skelf there abune yer ain, Mr. Sutherlan'.
David Elginbrod|George MacDonaldIt 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 Snow|George MacDonald