skippering
/ (ˈskɪpərɪŋ) /
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noun
slang the practice of sleeping rough
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Word Origin for skippering
C20: of unknown origin
Words nearby skippering
skip off, ski pole, skip out, skippable, skipper, skippering, skippet, skipping, skipping-rope, skip straight, Skipton
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How to use skippering in a sentence
Who the devil was young Thornhill, to come here skippering the whole ship?
The White Hand and the Black|Bertram Mitford