"skeel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skiːl/ Forms: skeels [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Old Norse skjóla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulǭ. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|skjóla}} Old Norse skjóla, {{der|en|gem-pro|*skeulǭ}} Proto-Germanic *skeulǭ Head templates: {{en-noun}} skeel (plural skeels)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-skeel-en-noun-8l0ijH9F Categories (other): British English, Scottish English
  2. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A washtub. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-skeel-en-noun-OOUYTPIY Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65

Inflected forms

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