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skite

1
or skyte

[ skahyt ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.
  1. a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
  2. a joke or prank.
  3. the butt of a joke or prank.
  4. a person whose opinions are not taken seriously; one held in mild contempt.


skite

2

[ skahyt ]

verb (used without object)

, Australian.
, skit·ed, skit·ing.
  1. to boast; brag.

skite

1

/ skəɪt /

verb

  1. intr to slide or slip, as on ice
  2. tr to strike with a sharp or glancing blow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an instance of sliding or slipping
  2. a sharp or glancing blow
  3. on the skite or on a skite
    on a drinking spree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

skite

2

/ skaɪt /

verb

  1. to boast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. boastful talk
  2. a person who boasts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skite1

1775–85; perhaps < Scandinavian; skeet 3

Origin of skite2

Origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skite1

C18: of uncertain origin

Origin of skite2

C19: from Scottish and northern English dialect; see skate ³
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Example Sentences

"Then none o' your skite, mate," said Bill, knocking out a clay pipe against his heel.

Therefore be assured that to-morrow I will make this vain-glorious Englishman to skite vinegar before all the world.

I knows ye is honest now, an' don't skite when ye doesn't know.

His "skite" had cost him a good deal of money, and he intended to make good some of the loss by economising on his marriage.

"Yes, the little skite and the ould sukee, the mawther," said Kisseck.

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