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Webster 1913 Edition


Skelder

Skel′der

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

Skel′der

,
Noun.
A vagrant; a cheat.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

Definition 2024


skelder

skelder

English

Noun

skelder (plural skelders)

  1. (obsolete) A vagrant; a cheat.
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Verb

skelder (third-person singular simple present skelders, present participle skeldering, simple past and past participle skeldered)

  1. To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
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