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skell
[ skel ]
/ skɛl /
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noun Slang.
a person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
a slovenly person.
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Origin of skell
First recorded in 1950–55; perhaps shortening of skeleton
Words nearby skell
skeleton in the closet, skeletonize, skeleton key, skelf, skelic index, skell, skellum, skelly, skelm, Skelmersdale, skelp
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How to use skell in a sentence
Far below, the silver waters of the Skell meander softly amongst statues of tritons, throwing up innumerable fountain streams.
At last they heard the far-away voice of the dove, another of Skell's people, and then they gave up the useless pursuit.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling YardThis was called Skeldale, or the vale of the Skell, a rivulet running through it from the west to the eastward part of it.
Woodland Gleanings|Charles Tilt