Lexicographical Neighbors of Skuttle
Literary usage of Skuttle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gatherings from an Artist's Portfolio by James Edward Freeman (1877)
"Who is skuttle ? " I asked. " Cram that blessed old pipe of yours to the brim,
and while smoking I will tell you about the famous skuttle. ..."
2. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1843)
"Your counsel, Erskine, dwelt long on the improbability of this statement; and in
a humorous speech, alluding to the skuttle, told the jury that this witness ..."
3. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"A skuttle or screen to rid soil from the corn, And shearing shears ready for sheep
... I think I have heard the corn screen called a skuttle many years ago, ..."
4. Evelyn, Or, A Heart Unmasked: A Tale of Domestic Life by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie (1845)
"It was with difficulty that she could give utterance to the words, " Richard —
your face—your handkerchief—the coal-skuttle—come with me! ..."
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