Definition of "skilly" []

• Skillygalee. (noun)
• Skilled, skilful. (adjective)

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• "` Three parts 'means three-quarters of a pint, and ` skilly' is a fluid concoction of three quarts of oatmeal stirred into three buckets and a half of hot water."
• ""skilly" is a fluid concoction of three quarts of oatmeal stirred into three buckets and a half of hot water."
• ""If you couldn't get it anywhere else, you could get it in the workhuss, a nice 'ot bowl of soup called skilly, and bread better'n any one knows' ow to make now, reg'lar WHITE bread, gov'ment bread.""