10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «ON THE SKITE» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN
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on the skite in der folgenden bibliographischen Auswahl. Bücher, die mit
on the skite im Zusammenhang stehen und kurze Auszüge derselben, um seinen Gebrauch in der Literatur kontextbezogen darzustellen.
1
The English dialect dictionary, being
the complete ...
Bch. He's played me an ill skite (121.). 2. A spree, jollification. 81:. He's been on
the skite, MONTGOIIRIl-FLIIING Notes on Jam. (1899). _ ' 8. An opprobrlous
epithet for an unpleasant or conceited person ; a meagre, starved-looking, ugly
fellow.
2
Familia 1990: Ulster Geneological Review: Number 6
She said she was going out on the skite!" The statement was followed by laughter
and a question. "Do you know what "skite" means?" "Of course I do" I replied. "My
mother used to go on the "skite" regularly. That used to be a common word ...
3
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
ca. 1850—1950.—-3. A motorcycle: 1929 (OED Sup.). Perhaps ex the
abominable noise it makes-—4. In on the skite, having a terrific binge: Scottish
Public Schools': C.20. Cf.:-5. In go on the skite, to go drinking: army: ca. 1920-45.
P-G-R.—-6.
"Going on the skite" is the term we use for going on a "bender." "Poshing up" is
what we would call "splurging," or "putting on the dog." When your household
telephone rings, you will say, "The phone went." We wonder where you mean:
out the ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
A command inciting a dog to attack AUSTRALIA, 1955 skite noun 1 a
boasterAUSTRALIA, 1897 . 2 boastful talk AUSTRALIA, 1860 . 3 a glancing blow
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. < on the skite engaged in a drinking binge IRELAND,
1992 skite ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
3 Scottish A spree, a binge; esp. in phr. on the skite. 1869–. N. SMYTHE I was a
bit too fond of the old jar. Went on the skite once too often (1972). [Verb perh.
from earlier skite, to shoot, dart, leave quickly, perh. from Old Norse sky ́ t-,
umlauted ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
skite on the skite SEifc ; 88 ffi skittle beer and skittles fi BEER to skittie out mm
gftjfett (*j*¥) tb skull out of one's skull 1. (II) I fiftt^SL (The poor old man is out of his
skull\ M m^m^mmnmu \ i 2. camis sky out of a clear sky E CLEAR pie in the sky JL
...
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Scottish Society, 1707-1830: Beyond Jacobitism, Towards ...
... to the effects of hunger or alcohol; the 'Scots on the skite' as one patronising
but self- confessed Tory writer puts it.20 Political riots were raised by and on
behalf of rulers who wished to bolster an argument or demand with a show of
force.
Christopher A. Whatley, 2000
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The Natural History of Horses:
The Equidæ Or Genus Equus of ...
... the same, as well as Dr. Gerrard's wild horse, mentioned in his observations on
the Skite valley. * " Horses," he says, " alone undergo the transition from the
elevated pastures; but they lose the woolly covering that * Asiatic Researches,
xviii.
Charles Hamilton Smith, Conrad Gesner, 1841
The street crunched under his boot. Everywhere he looked, broken glass. Broken
glass everywhere, bits of bottles and plate glass smashed. How long was this he
was on the skite in that lushery? He didn't know but a riot was after taking place ...
4 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «ON THE SKITE» VORKOMMT
Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff
on the skite im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.
Carol on the skite at mall
She joined student Poppy Miles and four skating coaches to perform for passers by at Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries. Glasgow Club Gorbals ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jun 13»
Let Brady drown in lone misery until Devil comes calling
Following Harry when he's on the skite currently costs around £2million a year. Of course good gig for the police officers involved, especially ... «Scottish Daily Record, Aug 12»
Lise Hand: Zen socialist a bit ruffled by questions about 'posh boy …
He could easily have passed for a college student on the skite from lectures, but he is in fact a member of the European Parliament, ... «Irish Independent, Mai 12»
Jammet's Restaurant: French Revolution
It could be Peter Ustinov talking up a storm, or Josef Locke singing, or Hollywood guests such as Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole on the skite. «Irish Independent, Mai 11»
