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    skelf
    /skɛlf/

    noun

    • 1. a splinter or sliver of wood.
    • 2. a troublesome or annoying person. informal

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › skelfSKELF Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Skelf definition: a splinter of wood, esp when embedded accidentally in the skin. See examples of SKELF used in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKELF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    skelf in British English. (skɛlf) noun Scottish and Northern England dialect. 1. a splinter of wood, esp when embedded accidentally in the skin. 2. a thin or diminutive person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › skelf_n2skelf, n.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    A sliver or splinter, usually of wood, esp. one lodged in…. 2. A small or slight person; one who is a nuisance. colloquial. Scottish. 1. c1610–. A sliver or splinter, usually of wood, esp. one lodged in the skin. c1610. They wer hurt..with skelves of stanes be the force of our battery.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › skelfSkelf - definition of skelf by The Free Dictionary

    Define skelf. skelf synonyms, skelf pronunciation, skelf translation, English dictionary definition of skelf. n 1. a splinter of wood, esp when embedded accidentally in the skin 2. a thin or diminutive person Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged,...

  6. www.scotslanguage.com › articles › viewSkelf - Scots Language

    Sep 19, 2017 · Skelf. SKELF noun a splinter. The Scots have many different words for splinters. The Dictionary of the Scots Language records many, and a number of them begin with ‘s’ as in: spail, sheave, sclinder, skink and skelb, plus many more. There are, however, exceptions such as: cootle and flog.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skelfSkelf Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. " Scottish. : sliver, splinter. Word History. Etymology. Noun. perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › skelfskelf - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    skelf (plural skelfs) A splinter or sliver of wood. A thin or diminutive person. 1992, Iain Banks, The Crow Road: 'Like I say; I could have got the baby-sitter to help me with him, but she's just a skelf...not our regular girl.'.