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Definition of Skosh
1. a small amount [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skosh
Literary usage of Skosh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1883)
"And she still delights to point out in the picture, for Mamma's benefit, the "
skosh" that would n't study, the one that grew sleepy and would n't stand ..."
2. Huckleberries Gathered from New England Hills by Rose Terry Cooke (1891)
"back door, carrying the great straw-colored fruit in his arms. " Did y' ever see
sech a skosh as this here ? ..."
3. The Folk-speech of South Cheshire by Thomas Darlington (1887)
"'Od rot it [od rot it] , interj. an imprecation. 'Od scosh (scotch) ye [od
skosh (skoch) yi] , interj. an imprecation. ..."
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