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_Ross_.
2. A wooden frame, containing several shelves, S.
_Pennecuik, N._
SKELLAT, _s_.
1. A small bell.
_Dunbar_.
2. An iron rattle, used by public criers, Loth.
O. Fr. _eschelette_, id.; Su. G. _skaella_, nola, tintinnabulum.
SKELLIE, SKEELY, _s._ A squint look, S.
A. S. _sceol-age_, Isl. _skialg-ur_, id.
_To_ ~Skellie~, _v. n._ To squint, S.
Isl. _skael-a_, Germ. _schiel-en_, limis intueri.
SKELLY, _s._ The chub, a fish, Roxb.
_Stat. Acc._
Ital. _squaglio_, Lat. _squal-us_, id.
SKELLY, _s._ Slate.
V. ~Skaillie~.
SKELLYIS, _s. pl._ Rugged rocks.
V. ~Skelve~.
_Douglas._
SKELLOCH, SKELLIE, _s._
1. Wild mustard, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Ir. _sgeallagach_, id.
2. Sometimes, wild radish, S. A.
_To_ SKELLOCH, _v. n._ To cry with a shrill voice, S. B.
Isl. _skell-a_, clangere.
~Skelloch~, _s._ A shrill cry, S. B.
_To_ SKELP, _v. n._
1. To beat, as a clock.
_Ramsay._
2. Denoting strong pulsation, S. B.
Isl. _skialf-a_, Dan. _skiaelv-e_, tremere.
3. To move quickly on foot, S.
_Burns._
Isl. _skialf-a_, concutere, quatere.
_To_ ~Skelp~, _v. a._
1. To strike with the open hand, S.
_Ramsay._
2. To beat, to drub, S.
_Ferguson._
Isl. _skelf-a_, id., percello.
~Skelp~, _s._
1. A stroke, a blow, S.
_Lyndsay._
2. A misfortune in trade or otherwise, S.
