Sinful. Excessively, as 'sinful ornary,' very ugly.—N.W.
Sinful-ordinary. Plain to the last degree in looks.—N.W.
'I once knew a young gentleman in the Guards who was very ordinary-looking—what is called in Wiltshire "sinful ordinary."'—Illust. London News, March 23, 1889.
Singreen. See Sungreen.—S.W.
Skag, Skeg. (1) v. To tear obliquely.—N.W. (2) n. A ragged or oblique tear in clothes, such as is made by a nail.—N.W.
Skeart. To cause to glance off, as a pane of glass diverts shot striking it at an angle.—N.W.
Skeer. (1) To skim lightly and quickly over a surface, barely touching it, as a ball does along ice.—N.W. (Malmesbury.) *(2) To mow summer-fed pastures lightly.—N.W. (Malmesbury.)
Skeer-devil, Skir-devil. Cypselus apus, the Common Swift.—N.W. (Malmesbury, &c.)
Skewer-wood. Euonymus Europaeus, L., Spindle-tree.—N.W.
Skewy, Skeowy. When the sky shows streaks of windy-looking cloud, and the weather seems doubtful, it is said to 'look skeowy.'—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) Compare:—