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skel·lum (skel′əm)

noun

Chiefly Brit. a rascal; rogue; scamp: now common only in South Africa

Etymology: Early ModE < Du schelm, akin to OHG skelmo, one deserving to die < IE base *(s)kel-, to cut > shell, helm

Browse dictionary entries near skellum

  1. ‹ skeletonize
  2. ‹ skeleton key
  3. ‹ skeleton
  4. ‹ skein
  5. ‹ skeg
  6. ‹ skeet
  7. ‹ skee
  8. ‹ skedaddle
  9. ‹ Skeat
  10. ‹ skean
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