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skelly

1

/ ˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. a whitefish, Coregonus stigmaticus, of certain lakes in the Lake District
“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


skelly

2

/ ˈɛɪ /

verb

  1. to look sideways or squint
“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. a quick look; glance
“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

adjective

  1. Alsoskelly-eyed cross-eyed
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of skelly1

C18: perhaps from dialect skell a shell or scale, and so called because of its large scales

Origin of skelly2

probably from Old Norse, from skjalgr wry; related to Old English sceolh a squint
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His 2010 book, which he co-authored with Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly, called for a shift in how everyone interacts with nature.

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Vince Skelly, a Claremont designer, transforms raw timber into decorative and functional works of art.

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Skelly’s foray into wood sculpting began in 2017, when after spending his days tied to a screen as a graphic designer he’d fire up power tools in his Portland garage.

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Furniture made by Vince Skelly, with clay paintings by Dino Matt above.

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“These folks have really been thinking outside the box,” says David Skelly, an ecologist at Yale University who was not involved with the work.

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