SKILLIGOLEE, prison gruel, also sailors’ soup of many ingredients. SKIN, a purse. SKIN, to abate, or lower the value of anything; “thin SKINNED,” sensitive, touchy. SKIN-FLINT, an old popular simile for a “close-fisted,” stingy person. SKIPPER, the master of a vessel. _Dutch_, SCHIFFER, from _schiff_ a ship; sometimes used synonymous with “Governor.”