skol

British  

/ skəʊl, skɒl /

1. good health! (a drinking toast)

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of skol

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

Example Sentences

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skol

So out of varm bunk Ve skol falling kerplunk,   And rubbing lak blazes our eyes.

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

And at night, ven we ban smoking   After supper, he skol make All us lumberyacks to laughing   Till our belts skol nearly break.

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

Of all sad vords dat men skol talk, The saddest ban, "Valk, yu sucker, valk!"

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.