SKELLY, skel'i, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to squint. [Cf. Dan. _skele_, Sw. _skela_,
Ger. _schielen_, to squint.]
SKELP, skelp, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to slap.--_v.i._ to move briskly along, to
bound along.--_n._ a slap: a heavy fall of pelting rain: a large
portion.--_adj._ SKELP'ING, very big or full. [Gael. _sgealp_, a slap.]
SKELTER, skel't[.e]r, _v.i._ to hurry or dash along.
SKEP, skep, _n._ a grain-basket, or beehive made of straw or
wicker-work.--_n._ SKEP'FUL, as much as a skep will hold. [A.S.
_scep_--Scand., Ice. _skeppa_.]
SKEPTIC=_Sceptic_; SKEPSIS=_Scepsis_.