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skelly

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skelly1
n pl -lies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a whitefish, Coregonus stigmaticus, of certain lakes in the Lake District
[perhaps from dialect skell a shell or scale, and so called because of its large scales]

skelly2 Scot and northern English dialect
vb -lies, -lying, -lied (intr)
to look sideways or squint
n pl -lies
a quick look; glance
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) Also skelly-eyed cross-eyed
[probably from Old Norse, from skjalgr wry; related to Old English sceolh a squint]


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