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skelly

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/ (ˈskɛlɪ) /
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noun plural -lies
a whitefish, Coregonus stigmaticus, of certain lakes in the Lake District
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Word Origin for skelly

C18: perhaps from dialect skell a shell or scale, and so called because of its large scales

British Dictionary definitions for skelly (2 of 2)

skelly2
/ (ˈskɛlɪ) Scot and Northern English dialect /

verb -lies, -lying or -lied (intr)
to look sideways or squint
noun plural -lies
a quick look; glance
adjective
Also: skelly-eyed cross-eyed

Word Origin for skelly

probably from Old Norse, from skjalgr wry; related to Old English sceolh a squint
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