skell

[ skel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Slang.

a person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
a slovenly person.

Origin of skell¹

First recorded in 1950–55; perhaps shortening of skeleton

Far below, the silver waters of the Skell meander softly amongst statues of tritons, throwing up innumerable fountain streams.

At last they heard the far-away voice of the dove, another of Skell's people, and then they gave up the useless pursuit.

This was called Skeldale, or the vale of the Skell, a rivulet running through it from the west to the eastward part of it.

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