skilly

noun

mainly British a thin soup or gruel

Word Origin for skilly

C19: shortened from skilligallee, probably a fanciful formation

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Examples from the Web for skilly

Historical Examples of skilly

It's the skilly, it's the four-ounce system, I 'm afraid of.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever
Same as you had before—bread and water, and skilly o' Sundays!
The History of "Punch"
M. H. Spielmann
I say, though, did you know that he was a pauper, and lived on skilly?
Brownsmith's Boy
George Manville Fenn
The big fellow was pulpier than ever; his complexion the colour of skilly.
The Hill
Horace Annesley Vachell
You're living on the fat of the land—you shall see how you like skilly!
Young Blood
E. W. Hornung