Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small boat.
- noun A circular box used for covering and protecting a seal.
- noun A small round vessel with a long handle, used for lading water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A small boat; a skiff.
- noun obsolete A small round box for keeping records.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A small
boat ; askiff . - noun A small, round
box used for keepingdocuments andseals or for covering seals attached to documents
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Another kind of receptacle for records was a small turned box, called a "skippet," and another was the "hanaper," or hamper, a basket made of twigs or wicker-work.
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Watching BSG as skippet totally works and we really enjoyed both the last two episodes probably just because of bouncing them off each other ...
Susannah's Journal skittledog 2009
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Watching BSG as skippet totally works and we really enjoyed both the last two episodes probably just because of bouncing them off each other ...
skittledog: There may be mountains ahead... skittledog 2009
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Howard is an odious skippet of turbod flatulence, but hey, he makes you laugh, so he can say whatever, regardless of how perverted and demented it may be.
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When I skippet on his fiddle wi 'the old man's bow.
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Jeg skippet oversettingen og har heller klippet og limet.
jill/txt 2009
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