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Definition of Skitters
1. skitter [v] - See also: skitter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skitters
Literary usage of Skitters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Woods and Waters, Or, The Saranacs and Racquet by Alfred Billings Street (1860)
"I don't keer how much he skitters here and skitters there, and all that . A worm's
a worm in these ere waters. ..."
2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1914)
"... of Direct Connected Starting Reversing Motors to Planers, skitters, and Other
Machine Tools. Charles Fair. Shows the large increase in production and ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"To let a lord of land want skitters, 'tis a shame.—Foote: The Minor. (Tailors),
a shiner, a boastful fellow. Shines. Vide CUT UP SHINES. ..."
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