skellum
[ skel-uh m ]
/ ˈskɛl əm /
noun Chiefly Scot.
a rascal.
Origin of skellum
1605–15; < Dutch
schelm rogue, knave < Middle Low German; cognate with German
Schelm rogue, Old High German
skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse
Words nearby skellum
skeleton key,
skeletonize,
skelf,
skelic index,
skell,
skellum,
skelly,
skelm,
skelmersdale,
skelp,
skelter
Example sentences from the Web for skellum
Old Coetzee saved me the trouble of answering, for he broke in with Skellum!
Prester John |John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for skellum
skellum
/ (ˈskɛləm) /
noun
archaic, dialect, or Southern African
a rogue
Word Origin for skellum
C17: via Dutch from Old High German
skelmo devil