| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| skedaddling | present participle & vb. noun | of Skedaddle |
| skeletology | noun | That part of anatomy which treats of the skeleton; also, a treatise on the skeleton. |
| skeletonize | verb t. | To prepare a skeleton of; also, to reduce, as a leaf, to its skeleton. |
| sketchiness | noun | The quality or state of being sketchy; lack of finish; incompleteness. |
| skilligalee | noun | A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. |
| skimmington | noun | A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England. |
| skirmishing | present participle & vb. noun | of Skirmish |
| skittle-dog | noun | The piked dogfish. |