skite

Example Sentences

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P'r'aps we 'ave 'ad some skite knocked out, an' p'r'aps we see more clear, But seems to us there's plenty cleanin'-up to do round 'ere.

From Digger Smith by Gye, Hal

His "skite" had cost him a good deal of money, and he intended to make good some of the loss by economising on his marriage.

From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

I know the little skite like a top, Judge–and there’s one thing about her: She’s a loyal little body.

From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen

Therefore be assured that to-morrow I will make this vain-glorious Englishman to skite vinegar before all the world.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

"Perhaps you think I'm off on the skite again, but I'm not."

From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]