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Meaning of skeel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/skiːl/

Definitions

A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
Scotland, UK, dialectal
A washtub.
Scotland, UK, dialectal

Examples

“The dairywoman now rolls the whole into one lump[…], closing the fingers, partially, at every stroke; thereby leaving it at the bottom of the skeel, exceedingly rough.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

skeelful Skeen Skeena skeer skees Skeet