Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A measure equal to three pecks. The old Amsterdam schepel, or bushel, was about one fourth less than the bushel used in the United States. See
bushel , 1.
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If only to pervent some one taking my place who will be hard on skipple-skapple young uns like you. "
Her Mother's Secret Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859
hernesheir commented on the word skipple
Three pecks, to be exact.
November 19, 2010