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skel⋅lum

  [skel-uhm]
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–noun Chiefly Scot.
a rascal.
Origin:
1605–15; < D schelm rogue, knave < MLG; c. G Schelm rogue, OHG skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse
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skel·lum   (skěl'əm)   
n.   Scots
A rascal; a rogue.

[Dutch schelm, from Low German, from Middle Low German.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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