Lexicographical Neighbors of Sklent
Literary usage of Sklent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Behint a kist to lie an' sklent, Ef. toj. L—k, Af. list, II. An' sklent on poverty
their joke, Wi' bitter sneer, . To Mr. J. Kennedy. ..."
2. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"I ne'er my neighbour's fauts am scannin'; An' neither let ae ее nor ither sklent,
wi' unkindness, on a brither. Pic ken's Poems, i. 66. 4. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"To sklent, va To utter or give forth indirectly, to speak at one in a spiteful
or sarcastic manner. Addit to sklent, qv D'ye mind that day, when in a bizz, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"sklent, oblique, slanting; to deviate, to slant off the right line of truth, to
cast obliquely; to push away, to look away, to squint. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"sklent, oblique, slanting; to deviate, to slant off the right line of truth, to
cast obliquely; to push away, to look away, to squint. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"Thin ; slender; applied to the form or shape, Fife. To sklent, sklent doun, ».
a. To toar ; to rend, Aberd. ..."
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