skort

[ skawrt ]

/ skɔrt /

noun

a women's garment resembling a short skirt but having individual leg sections usually covered by a flap in front.

Nearby words

skookum,
skool,
skop, skiet en donder,
skopje,
skoplje,
skosh,
skouras,
skouth,
skraeling,
skreegh

Origin of skort

1985–90; blend of skirt and shorts (in the sense “pants that end above the knee”)

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Examples from the Web for skort

If not, the word "skort" must have some other meaning which I am unacquainted with.
Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for skort

skort

/ (skɔːt) /

noun

a pair of shorts with a front panel which gives the appearance of a skirt

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