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skell

(skĕl)
n. Slang
A homeless person who lives as a derelict.

[Origin unknown.]
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skell

(skɛl)
n
slang US a homeless person
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skell

(skɛl)

n. Slang.
a homeless person who lives on the streets.
[1950–55; perhaps shortening of skeleton]
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At this point we bear left on a wide track with glimpses of the River Skell on our right beyond an area of greenery.
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Taricha granulosa (hereafter referred to as newts) were collected by hand or using minnow traps from 4 populations including Skell Channel (n = 19, Klamath County), Phantom Ship (n = 5, Klamath County), Spruce Lake (n = 19, Klamath County), and Lake in the Woods (n = 6, Douglas County), Oregon (Fig.
Snowdrop displays are a legacy left by Earl de Grey who planted the flowers along the banks of the River Skell when he owned the estate during the 19th century.
Skell, god of the world above, fought back by pitching pyroclastic fireballs from California's Mount Shasta, blowing the massive summit of Mount Mazama to bits.
Shilling is probably derived from the Germanic word "skell" meaning to ring but origins of the term bob is more uncertain.

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