单词 | skilly |
释义 | skillyn. 1. A kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and traditionally used especially in prisons and workhouses. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > porridges > [noun] polentaOE papelotec1400 pottagea1500 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 drowsen1519 pease porridge?1548 plum pottage1574 sowens1582 grout1587 orgementa1590 plum porridge1591 loblolly1597 pease pottage1600 girt-brew1620 washbrew1620 lentil-porridge1622 hominy1630 porridgea1643 samp1643 nettle-pottage1659 nettle-porridge1661 crowdie1668 suppawn1670 mush1671 rockahominy1674 stirabouta1691 praiseach1698 sagamité1698 brochan1700 atole1716 burgoo1750 purry1751 fungee1789 pepper porridge1803 kasha1808 mamaliga1808 skilligalee1819 bean-porridge1821 skilly1839 sap porridge1842 corn-mush1846 oatmeal mush1850 pap1858 ugali1860 oatmeal1873 mealie-meal1880 mealie-pap1880 uji1889 sadza1899 nsima1907 putu papa1910 posho1927 putu1949 ogi1957 whey-porridge- 1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 165/1 Skilley, nickname for a broth given on board the hulks. 1846 J. M. MacMullen Camp & Barrack-room ii. 16 Jack Skilly, a title given in consequence of his being the dispenser of skilly to patients. 1865 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 4/5 That ‘skilly’ formed the traditional staple of workhouse dietary under the New Poor Law, we are well aware. 1894 D. C. Murray Making of Novelist 97 Gentlemen who have tasted workhouse skilly and soup. 2. transferred. An insipid beverage; tea or coffee. Also attributive and in other combinations. Chiefly Nautical slang. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun] > weak tea water bewitched1591 cat-lap1785 blash1835 skilly1927 the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] > weak coffee skilly1927 cafe Americano1964 1927 E. Wallace Feathered Serpent xvii. 218 ‘I was getting a hundred quid for this job..and I couldn't turn him down.’ ‘The usual “madam”!’ sneered the inspector. ‘It's not “madam”, Mr. Brown,’ said Jerry earnestly, ‘though I admit it sounds as likely as cream in skilly; but it's true.’ 1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 214 The skilly-can, which may have contained a hot drink of some sort, was rolling with the whack-pots. 1935 J. Masefield Victorious Troy 37 There was a big old battered tin coffee pot containing skilly, or a brown, hot liquid, which the crew called ‘tea’ at night, and ‘coffee’ in the morning. 1936 B. M. Adams Ships & Women iii. 59 They said it was tea. Skilly, they called it. 1953 J. Masefield Conway (ed. 2) iii. 250 A cup of skilly completed the repast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skillyadj. Scottish and northern dialect. Skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] prettyOE hagherc1175 slyc1175 skilful1338 cunning1382 subtlec1390 subtilea1393 appertise1484 sleighta1513 practicatec1550 skilled1552 right-sided1575 canny1628 skilly1768 Oorlam1881 heads up1913 shit-hot1942 multi-skill1970 α. β. 1803 Sir Patrick Spens in Minstrelsy Sc. Border (ed. 2) III. 64 O whare will I get a skeely skipper, To sail this new ship of mine?1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) (at cited word) The doctress of a country village is skeely.1863 J. L. W. By-gone Days 42 Tibbie..confessed he was a ‘skeely’ man, John; for he cured her cow.1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 90 Upo' your milk your skilly hand ye'll try, An' gees a feast o't as we're coming by. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 51 Her apron shortens to the skilly ee. 1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1843) 91 A gash skilly body, weel kent near and far. 1903 Daily Record (Glasgow) 10 July 5 For the past few weeks Greenock has been the happy hunting ground of the skilly cracksman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839adj.1768 |
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