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~Skeeggers~, _s. pl._ A whip; properly one made of sedges, Ang.

SKEELY, _adj._ Skilful.

V. ~Skilly~.

SKEELING GOOSE, the s.h.i.+eldrake, Orkn.

_Sibbald_.

_To_ SKEY _off_, _v. n._ To fly.

_Wallace_.

Su. G. _sky_, Alem. _ski-en_, vitare.

SKEICH, SKEIGH, _adj._

1. Apt to startle, S.

_Douglas._

2. Unmanageable, skittish, S.

_Douglas._

3. Shy; applied to women, S.

_Ross._

4. Proud, disdainful, S.

_Burns._

Germ. _scheuch_, shy; Su. G. _skygg_, startling.

_To_ ~Skeich~, _v. n._ To startle.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _skygg-a_, meticulose recedere.

_To_ SKEYG, _v. n._ To move nimbly in walking, S. B.

Moes. G. _skeu-jan_, iter facere.