skelm

Variant of skellum

skellum definition

skel·lum (skel′əm)

noun

Chiefly Brit. a rascal; rogue; scamp: now common only in South Africa
also skelm (skelm)

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

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