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Definition of Skippers
1. skipper [v] - See also: skipper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skippers
Literary usage of Skippers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an by George Henry Borrow (1845)
"SKippers of Padron—Caldas de los Reyes—Pontevedra—The Notary Public—Insane Barber—An
... There is a curious anecdote connected with the skippers of Padron, ..."
2. How to Know the Butterflies: A Manual of the Butterflies of the Eastern by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1904)
"The skippers are so called '*• on account of their peculiar Flo. 41.—Venation of
the wings of mode of flight. They fly in the daytime and dart suddenly from ..."
3. Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope by Jan van Riebeeck (1896)
"experienced skippers, to be appointed by him. He was to examine the bay carefully,
sound it, aud make an exact chart of it. He was, further, not only to ..."
4. The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of by William Jacob Holland (1898)
"... (THE skippers) " Bedouins of the pathless air."—HH Butterfly.—The butterflies
belonging to this family are generally quite small, with stout bodies, ..."
5. A Manual for the Study of Insects by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1895)
"The Moths or Millers, the skippers, and the Butterflies. The members of this
order have four wings; these are membranous, and covered with overlapping ..."
6. The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by Scotland Privy Council (1905)
"Ane assignation made be James Home to the maisters and skippers of the ...
said James Home to, etc, in name of the maisters, skippers and mariners on the ..."
7. The Life and Travels of Herodotus in the Fifth Century: Before Christ: an by James Talboys Wheeler (1856)
"Greek skippers were antiquaries of the very first water. They cared not for
ancient temples, antique statues, or wonderful footprints of departed heroes. ..."
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