skellat

skellat
\\ˈskelə̇t\ noun
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) skellet, from Old North French escalete, from esquelle small bell (of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scella small bell) + Old French -ete -ette; akin to Old High German scellan to resound, ring — more at shill
1. Scotland : a small bell; especially : handbell
2. Scotland : a shrewish woman

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  • skellat — skel·lat …   English syllables

  • Dougal Graham — Dougal Graham, born in the Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland, around 1724 and died in 1779, became the skellat bellman[1] of Glasgow at some time around 1770. In addition he was a prolific author of Scottish chapbooks and provides our best prose… …   Wikipedia

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