squilert

A Middle English form of sculler2. squilgee (skwil'jē), n. [Also squill agee, squill gee, also squeegee, squegee (see squeegee ); origin obscure; perhaps connected with swill, swile, wash, rinse; but the term. is not explained.] 1. Naut.: (a) An implement somewhat resembling a wooden hoe, with an edge of india-rubber or thick leather, used to scrape the water from wet decks. (b) A small swab. (c) A becket and toggle used to confine a studdingsail while setting it.-2. One of several implements constructed like the nautical implement above defined (1 ( a )), used for washing gla , in photographic work, etc. See squeegee, 2. 5881 bulb or plant of the same name: see squill1.] 1. A stomatopod ous crustacean of the genus Squilla or family Squillidæ; a mantis-shrimp or squill-fish. See cuts under mantis -shrimp and Squillidæ.-21. An insect so called from its resemblance to the preceding; a mantis. Also called squill -insect.