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of great extent, and is partly comprehended in Claro wa- 

 pentake. Beauties of England and Wales, vol. xvi. by John 

 Bigland, 1 812. Pennant's Tour in Scotland, 4to. 1790. 

 Whitaker's Hiftory, &c. of Craven, 410. 1805. 



Skipton, a town of America, in Maryland, on the Poto- 

 mack ; 1 1 miles S.E. of Fort Cumberland. 



SKIRINGLASS, a fmall ifland near the W. coall of 

 Scotland. N. lat. 58° 2'. W. long. 5° 10'. 



SKIRINTARSAN, a fmall ifland near the E. coaft of 

 Skye. N. lat. 57° 19'. W. long. 5^ 33'. 



SKIRKY, a duller of fmall iflands in Kenmare river, on 

 the S.E. coaft of Kerry ; 5 miles E. of Lamb's Head. 



SKIRMISH, in War, a diforderly kind of combat, or en- 

 counter, in prelence of two armies, between fmall parties, or 

 perfons, who advance from the body for that purpoie, and 

 introduce to a general, regular fight. 



The word feems formed from the French, efcarmouche, 

 which fignifies the fame, and which Nicod derives from the 

 Greek x^'ef"') which fignifies, at the fame time, both light, 

 combat, and Joy. Menage derives it from the German,yi-/);V- 

 men ovjhermen, to fence or defend : Du Cange, from fcarra- 

 muccia, a light engagement, oi fcara and mucc'ia, a body of 

 foldiers hid in ambufh ; in regard many (kirmiflies are per- 

 formed by perfons in ambufcade. 



Skirmish Bay, in Geography, a bay on the E. coait of 

 Chatham ifland, fo called from an unhappy difpute between 

 captain Vancouver's crew and the natives. S. lat.43°49'. 

 E. long. 183=25'. 



SKIRO. See SciRO. 



SKIRRET, in Botany. See SlUM. 



SKIRRID Vawr, or Great Siirrid, in Geography, a 

 mountain of Wales, in the county of Monmouth ; 2 miles N. 

 of Abergavenny. 



SKIRRIES, a rock in the North fea, near the E. coaft 

 of Scotland ; 2 miles S. of Peterhead. 



SKIRTING, in .Agriculture, a mode of performing the 

 bufinefs of fod-burning. See Son-Burning. 



SKIT, in Geography, a town of Walachia, on the Ribnik ; 

 80 miles N. of Buchareft. 



SKITTIKISS, a bay on the E. fide of Walhington's 

 iflands, near the W. coait of North America. 



SKITTISH, in the Manege. A horfe is faid to be fl<it- 

 tifli, in French ecouteux, or retenu, that leaps inllead of going 

 forward ; that does not fet out, or part from the hand freely, 

 nor employ himfelf as he ought to do. 



SKIVE, in Geography, a town of Denmark, in North Jut- 

 land ; 15 miles N.W. of Viborg. N. lat. 56"^ 34'. E. long. 

 9° l'. 



SKLENO, or Glafs Huts, a town of Hungary, cele- 

 brated for its warm baths ; 5 miles N. of Cremnitz. 



SKOBELEKA, a town of Ruffia, in the government 

 of Irkutflc ; 48 miles S.S.W. of Kirenfl<. 



SKODNY, a town of Silefia, in the principality of Op- 

 peln, in which is a royal foundery for the calling of bombs ; 

 10 miles S. of Oppcln. 



SKOFDE, a town of Sweden, in Weft Gothland ; 62 

 miles E. of Uddevalla. 



SKOG, a town of Sweden, in the province of Helfing- 

 land ; 34 miles W.N.W. of Hudwickfwall. — Alfo, a town 

 of Sweden, in Angermanland, on a lake ; 20 miles N. of 

 Hernofand. 



SKOKHAM, Ifle of, a fmall illand fituated in St. 

 George'sChannel, at the diftance of five miles from St. Anne's 

 Head, in Pembrokefhire, South Wales. It contains 200 

 acres, 2 roods and 2 poles of ground, and is the property 

 «f John Lloyd of Mabus, efq. Its produds arc barley, 



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oats, rye-grafs, and rabbits. Fenton's Tour in Pembroke- 

 fhire, 410. 18 10. 



SKOKI, a town of the duchy of Warfaw ; 18 miles N. 

 of Pofen. 



SKOLEN, or ScHOHLEN, a town of Saxony, in Thu- 

 ringia ; 8 miles S. of Naumburg. 



SKOLOMISI, a town of Poland; 25 miles N.E. of 

 Cracow. 



SKOLOSCHI A, a town of Rufiia, in the government of 

 Irkutfli ; 44 miles N.E. of Kirenft. 



SKOMAR, Ifle of, a fmall ifland fituated on the fouth 

 fide of St. Bride's bay, off the coaft of Pembroke/hire, North 

 Wales. It is divided from the Mainland by a narrow ttrait, 

 called Jack's Sound. This ifle contains 700 acres of land, a 

 large portion of which is under cultivation, and is moil pro- 

 lific in rabbits, 2000 couple being killed annually for fale. 

 It is the property of Charles Phillips, efq. of St. Bride's 

 Hill. Fenton's Tour in Pembrokelhire, 410. 18 10. Car- 

 lifle's Topographical Diftionary of Wales, 4to. 181 1. 



SKOMPE, a town of the duchy of Warfaw ; 16 miles 

 N.E. of Wladiflaw. 



SKON, a town of Sweden, in the province of Medel- 

 padia ; 3 miles N. of Hernofand. 



SKONE. See Schonen. 



SKONGEN, a town of Norway, on the coaft of Dron- 

 theim bay ; 26 miles N.N.E. of Drontheim. 



SKOPIA, or UsKUP, a town of European Turkey, in 

 Macedonia, on the river Varda, the fee of an archbifhop ; 

 54 miles N. of Akrida. N. lat. 42° 40'. E. long. 21° 2'. 



SKOPIN, a town of Ruffia, in the government of Ria- 

 zan ; 44 miles S. of Riazan. N. lat. 54°. E. long. 39° 14'. 



SKORBY, a town of Sweden, in Schonen ; 22 miles 

 S.E. of Lund. 



SKOTGRUND, a fmall ifland on the eaft fide of the 

 gulf of Bothnia. N. lat. 62° 17'. E. long. 21° 3'. — Alfo, 

 a fmall ifland on the weft fide of the gulf of Bothnia. N. lat. 

 60° 39'. E. long. 17° 28'. 



SKOTSCHAU, ScHOLscH, or Skozow, a town of 

 Silefia, in the principality of Tefchen ; 7 miles E.N.E. of 

 Tefchen. N. lat. 49° 47'. E. long. 18° 45'. 



SKOVES, in .Agriculture, provincially reaps, flioves, 

 grips, or bundles of unbound up grain ; alfo unbound 

 flieaves of corn. 



SKOUT, in Ornithology. See LoMWiA. 



SKRABBA, in Ichthyology, a name given by fome to a 

 fifh, called by Jonfton and Schoneveldt ihe fcorpius marinus, 

 but wholly different from the fcorpxna of other authors. 

 See FATHER-i<7/X."n 



SKREED, in .Agriculture, provincially a border or nar- 

 row nip of land. 



SKREEN. See Screen. 



SKREY, in Geography, a town of Bohemia, in the circle 

 of Rakonitz ; 8 miles S. of Rakonitz. 



SKRUBBAN, a fmall ifland on the W. fide of the gulf 

 of Bothnia. N. lat. 63° 8'. E. long. 18^ 34'. 



SKRYNE, a fmall town of the county of Meath, Ire- 

 land, which received its name from being fuppofed to con- 

 tain the (hrine (fcrinium) of St. Columba. There were a 

 caftle and two abbeys here, of which fome ruins remain. 

 Skryne is igi miles N. by W. from Dubhn. 



SKRZIWANE, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of 

 Rakonitz ; 4 miles S. of Rakonitz. 



SKUA, in Ornithology. See Catahacta. 



This bird inhabits Norway, the Ferro ifles, Shetland, and 



the noted rock Foula, a little weft of them. It is alfo a 



native of the South fea. It is the nioft formidable gull ; 



its prey being not only fifli, but the lell'cr forts of water- 



9 fowl» 



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