skellum
[ skel-uh m ]
/ ˈskɛl əm /
noun Chiefly Scot.
a rascal.
Words nearby skellum
skeleton key, skeletonize, skelf, skelic index, skell, skellum, skelly, skelm, skelmersdale, skelp, skelter
Origin of skellum
1605–15; < Dutch schelm rogue, knave < Middle Low German; cognate with German Schelm rogue, Old High German skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse
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British Dictionary definitions for skellum
skellum
/ (ˈskɛləm) /
noun
archaic, dialect, or Southern African a rogue
Word Origin for skellum
C17: via Dutch from Old High German skelmo devil
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