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Meaning of skeel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
skiːl

Definitions

  1. A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal
  2. 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
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

skeelful Skeen Skeena skeer skees Skeet

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