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leaping; bounding. Skippingly, skip -ping-le, ad, ina skipping manner. 607 ] Skipping-rope, skip -ping-rope, s. a small rope used by Skirl, skurl, v.n. to scream out [Scotch]. Skirmish, skėr'-mish, s. a light combat between smalt Skirmisher, sker'-mish-er, s.one who skirmishes. Skirmishing, sker'-mish-ing, s. the act of fighting in Skirret, skir'-ret, s. the water-parsnip (sugar-root). Skirt, skurt, s. the lower and loose part of a coat or Skirting, skurt'-ing,. s. the narrow ver Skirting-board, skurt'-ing-board,5 tical board placed Skit, skit, s a wanton girl; a jeer or jibe. Skittish, skit'-tish,. a. shy; easily frightened; wanton; Skittles, skit'-tiz, s. the game of nine-pins. Skiver, ski'-ver, s. a sheep-skin split or divided for Skua, sku'-å, s. akind. ofgull. Skulk, skulk, v.n. to lurk; to withdraw into a corner Skulker, skulk'-er, s. one who skulks. Skulkingly, skulk'-ing-le, a. in a skulking manner. Skull, (Dan. skul, s. the bony case that incloses the brain Skull-cap, skul-kap, s. a cap fitting closely to the Skunk, skunk, s. a N. American carnivorous quad Skunk-bird, skunk-berd, s. the bobolink. Skurry, skur -re, s. haste; impetuosity. Sky, ski, s. the aërial region which surrounds the Sky-blue, ski'-bloo, a. of the blue colour of the sky. Sky-born, ski'-born, a. heaven-born. Sky-colour, ski'-kul-ler, s. the colour of sky; azure. Skyey, Skyish, ski'-e. ski'-ish,}a. like the sky; ethereal. Sky-high, ski'-hi, a. as high as the sky. Sky-lark, ski'-lärk, s. a species of lark that mount a Sky-larking, ski'-lärk-ing, s. frolicking. Sky-light, ski -lite,s. s. a window wind placed in the roof of a; building or room. Sky-rocket, ski'-rok-et, s. a rocket that ascends high Sky-sail, ski'-sale, s. a square sail set next above a Sky-scraper, ski'-skrape-er, s. a sky-sail. Skyward, ski' -ward, ad. toward the sky. Slab, slab, s. a thin, flat piece of marble or other stone; Slab-line, slab -line, s. a line by which seamen haul up Slabber, slab'-ber, v.n. to let the saliva or other liquid Slabberer, slab'-ber-er, s.one who slabbers; a driveller; Slabbery, slab'-er-e, a, sloppy. Slabby, slab'-be, a. thick; viscous; wet; dirty; sloppy. Slack, slak, a. not tense; not hard drawn; not holding Slack, slak, v.n. to become le tense; to be reSlacken, slak'n, mi ; to lose cohesion; to abate; to Slacken, repre slak'n,. s.among miners, a spongy semi-vitric fled substance, mixed with the ores of metals, to prevent their fusion.