SKELLY

Etymology 1

Noun

skelly (plural skellies)

(UK, Scotland, dialect) A squint.

Verb

skelly (third-person singular simple present skellies, present participle skellying, simple past and past participle skellied)

(UK, Scotland, dialect) To squint.

Etymology 2

Noun

skelly (plural skellies)

(slang) A skeleton, especially a human one.

Etymology 3

Noun

skelly (uncountable)

skully (the game)

Proper noun

Skelly (plural Skellys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Skelly is the 7958^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4157 individuals. Skelly is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Skel"ly, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dan. skele, Sw. skela.]

Definition: To squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Skel"ly, n.

Definition: A squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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