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Definition of Skirrets
1. skirret [n] - See also: skirret
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skirrets
Literary usage of Skirrets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Receipt Book: Being a Compendious Repository of Practical by Priscilla Homespun (1818)
"SOME scrape the skirrets, which greatly diminishes them in size, though it renders
them more delicate; in general, however, they are contented with washing ..."
2. Every Man His Own Gardener: The Complete Gardener : Being a Gardener's by John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe (1832)
"Note—The skirrets may also be propagated by slips from the sides of any remaining
old roots, planting them six or eight inches distance. ..."
3. The American Gardener's Calendar; Adapted to the Climates and Seasons of the by Bernard M'Mahon (1806)
"An infusion of the fresh root sweetened with honey, is said to be .an excellent
medicine in the hooping cough. Dill, Alexander*^ skirrets, Rhubarb, ..."
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