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skol

British  
/ skəʊl, skɒl /
  1. good health! (a drinking toast)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal to down (an alcoholic drink) in one go

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of skol

C16: from Danish skaal bowl, from Old Norse skal; see scale ²

Example Sentences

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After ve ban married,   Happy ve skol be.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

Some fallers yump on him von day,   And taking him to yail, And tal him he skol have to pay   Sax tousand dollars' bail.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

Then Maester Laertus Larson,   A scrapper fine ban he, Say, "Ay skol standing on yure back,   But not on front, by yee!"

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

Bill, yu ban qvite gude shot, So ay skol give yu yust von chance   To vinning nice yack pot.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

Ven he ban small, his fader say, "Ef yu skol breng in vood to-day, And feeding cow and chickens, tu, Ay skol yust blow myself on yu."

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.