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skite

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skite1 Scot
vb
1. (intr) to slide or slip, as on ice
2. (tr) to strike with a sharp or glancing blow
n
1. an instance of sliding or slipping
2. a sharp or glancing blow
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)
on the (or a) skite Scot, Irish on a drinking spree
[of uncertain origin]

skite2 Austral and NZ informal
vb (intr)
to boast
n
1. boastful talk
2. a person who boasts
[from Scottish and northern English dialect; see skate3]


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The defender let an Alan Main punt skite off his head to the attacker and although Samuel still had work to do, he did it impressively.
Maybe she couldn't figure out how to turn the machine off either - or perhaps the embarrassment of watching me skite right off the back of the treadmill was incentive enough for her to keep on running.
Bit Of A Skite won the race for McManus in 1983 and two years ago McCoy rode Butler ' s Cabin to victory for his boss and Jonjo O'Neill.
 
 
 
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