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Skellum

Skellum \Skel"lum\, n. [Dan. schelm, fr. G. schelm.] A scoundrel. [Obs. or Scot.]
--Pepys. Burns.

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skellum

n. (context obsolete UK English) A scoundrel.

Usage examples of "skellum".

He wondered if Skellum would consider crippling stab wounds enough of a distraction.

As Skellum prattled on, Chainer stood and gathered up his tangled chain as inconspicuously as he could.

Where Roup talked too much because he was lonely and pathetic, Skellum talked too much to defuse the situation and give Chainer time to recover.

As the mantis sprang out of the alley toward Skellum, Chainer tried simultaneously to shout a warning and draw back his chain.

The major had no idea what Master Skellum was doing-or how dangerous it was.

Chainer stole a glance at Skellum, who was starting to weave and list from side to side as his hat continued to whirl.

Chainer had seen Skellum fade out before, but it was usually much later in the evening, when his thoughts were not so ordered and his control began to slip.

Chainer was taller than his mentor, but Skellum had a way of peering up from the gaps in his hat with his cold, angry eyes that was ten times more threatening than sheer size.

The First left Chainer shaking and nauseated as he glided over to Skellum, surrounded by a silent swarm of attendants and guards.

Chainer knew Skellum would be trying his utmost to will Chainer into a state of calm, but Chainer was overwhelmed beyond panic.

The First looked mildly amused, something Skellum had not seen before.

After the first week Chainer had mouthed off to Skellum about the monotony of the routine.

Today, Chainer perked up because Skellum was carrying an eight-inch pewter cage.

Chainer spun the censer a few more times, then yelped as Skellum hit him on the end of his nose with a spare charcoal disc.

The spinning censer created a ten-foot ring of scented smoke with Chainer and Skellum safe in its center.