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单词 skellum
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skellum

[ skel-uhm ]
/ ˈskɛl əm /

noun Chiefly Scot.

a rascal.

Origin of skellum

1605–15; <Dutch schelm rogue, knave <Middle Low German; cognate with German Schelm rogue, Old High German skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse

Words nearby skellum

skeletonize, skeleton key, skelf, skelic index, skell, skellum, skelly, skelm, Skelmersdale, skelp, skelter
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Example sentences from the Web for skellum

  • Old Coetzee saved me the trouble of answering, for he broke in with Skellum!

    Prester John|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for skellum

skellum
/ (ˈskɛləm) /

noun

archaic, dialect, or Southern African a rogue

Word Origin for skellum

C17: via Dutch from Old High German skelmo devil
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