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skelly
1/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- a whitefish, Coregonus stigmaticus, of certain lakes in the Lake District
skelly
2/ ˈɛɪ /
verb
- to look sideways or squint
noun
- a quick look; glance
adjective
- Alsoskelly-eyed cross-eyed
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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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