Skelmersdale

/ (ˈskɛlməzˌdeɪl) /

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noun

a town in NW England, in Lancashire: designated a new town in 1962. Pop: 39 279 (2001)

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Words nearby Skelmersdale

skelic index, skell, skellum, skelly, skelm, Skelmersdale, skelp, skelter, Skelton, sken, skene

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How to use Skelmersdale in a sentence

And that is the tale of Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland just as he told it to me.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
So, unpropitiously, my acquaintance with Mr. Skelmersdale began.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
"Skelmersdale," said I to myself at the sight of it, and went in.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
In 1828 the title of Baron Skelmersdale was bestowed on the head of the family and in 1880 that of earl of Lathorn.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various

"'Tain't no joke about Fairyland, not to young Skelmersdale," said the respectable elder, drinking.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells