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Definition of Skerrick
1. Noun. (British) A very small amount or portion, particularly used in the negative and chiefly in British and Australian English. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skerrick
1. a scrap [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skerrick
Literary usage of Skerrick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield by Sidney Oldall Addy (1888)
"skerrick, sb. a small thing, a bit. Bywater defines it as ' a trifling coin. ...
It'll never do him a skerrick o' good.' SKERRY, adj. gravelly, slaty, stony ..."
2. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"... or skerrick. A little bit; of little worth; of the lowest value. " I wouldn'
give a skerrick for him. ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1876)
"skerrick, a scrap or particle. A puff of wind. 'I don't care a skerrick about it.'
Skew, v. to cast or fling abroad. ' Try to skew off,' to make an excuse. ..."
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