SKIRLCOCK
Skirl"cock`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The missel thrush; — so called from its harsh alarm note.
[Prev. Eng.]
SKIRLCRAKE
Skirl"crake`, n.
Defn: The turnstone. [Prev. Eng.]
SKIRLING
Skirl"ing, n.
Defn: A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.
Mrs. J. H. Ewing.
SKIRLING
Skirl"ing, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small trout or salmon; — a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]
SKIRMISH Skir"mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. & vb. n. Skirmishing.] Etym: [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps akin to Gr. Scaramouch, Scrimmage.]
Defn: To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.