—n. - rough or unfinished drawing or painting.

- rough draft or general outline.

- short usu. Humorous play.

- short descriptive essay etc. —v. - make or give a sketch of.

- draw sketches.

- (often foll. By in, out) outline briefly. [greek skhedios extempore]

—n. Long pin designed for holding meat together while cooking. —v. Fasten together or pierce (as) with a skewer. [origin uncertain]

adj. (-ier, -iest) meagre; insufficient. skimpiness n.

adj. (-ier, -iest) thin or emaciated. skinniness n.

n. Slope prepared for skiing.

—n. (pl. -ies) colloq. Derog. Female domestic servant. —v. (-ies, -ied) work as a skivvy. [origin unknown]

n. - ski-race down a zigzag obstacle course.

- obstacle race in canoes etc. [norwegian]

attrib. Adj. Colloq. Excellent, lavish.

n. Hist. Ship or person engaged in the slave-trade.

- —v. - dribble.

- (foll. By over) drool over. —n. - dribbling saliva.

- a fulsome flattery. B drivel, nonsense. [low german or dutch]

adj. & n. = *slavonic.