1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. [Obs.] "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer.
2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; — often followed by at, in, or of; as, skillful at the organ; skillful in drawing. And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentations to wailing. Amos v. 16.
Syn.
— Expert; skilled; dexterous; adept; masterly; adroit; clever;
cunning.
— Skill"ful*ly, adv.
— Skill"ful*ness, n.
SKILLIGALEE
Skil`li*ga*lee", n.
Defn: A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. [Written also skilligolee, skillygalee, etc.]
SKILLING
Skil"ling, n. Etym: [Cf. Sheeling.]
Defn: A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage. [Prov.
Eng.]
SKILLING
Skil"ling, n. Etym: [Sw. & Dan. See Shilling.]
Defn: A money od account in Sweden, Norwey, Denmark, and North Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in Lübeck.
SKILL-LESS
Skill"-less, a.