skellum
[ skel-uhm ]
nounChiefly Scot.
a rascal.
Origin of skellum
11605–15; <Dutch schelm rogue, knave <Middle Low German; cognate with German Schelm rogue, Old High German skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse
Words Nearby skellum
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How to use skellum in a sentence
O de skellum Frisco, ic weit neit waer ic be, ic go and hit my nose op dit post, and ic go and hit my nose op dandern post.
Old Coetzee saved me the trouble of answering, for he broke in with skellum!
Prester John | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for skellum
skellum
/ (ˈskɛləm) /
noun
archaic, dialect, or Southern African a rogue
Origin of skellum
1C17: via Dutch from Old High German skelmo devil
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