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He was a man of very extensive erudition, but is chiefly 
known by his “ Etymologicon Linguae Anglicanae;” a work 
that has always been considered as of high authority among 
the learned, and is still regarded as a most useful book of 
reference. 
SKINNERSVILLE, a post village of the United States, 
in Washington county. North Carolina. 
SICI'NNINESS, s. The quality of being skinny. 
SKINNINGROVE, a township of England, North Riding 
Of Yorkshire, on the coast of the North sea; 7| miles north¬ 
east of Guisborough. 
SKI'NNY, adj. Consisting only of skin; wanting 
flesh. 
Her choppy finger laying . » 
Upon her skinny lips. Shakspeare. 
SKINOSA, a rocky and desert island in the Grecian 
archipelago, about 12 miles in circumference; 5 miles south 
from the island of TVaxia. Lat. 36. 55. N. long. 25. 32. E. 
SKINTEI, a town of European Turkey, in Moldavia; 10 
miles south of Jassi. 
SKIOE, a small town of Denmark, in Jutland, near the 
great maritime inlet the Lumfiord; 15 miles north-west of 
Wiborg. 
To SKIP, v. n. [squittire, Ita \.; cs quiver, Fr.] To fetch 
quick bounds; to pass by quick leaps; to bound lightly and 
joyfully. 
The queen, bound with love’s powerful’st charm, 
Sat with Pigwiggen arm in arm: 
Her merry maids that thought no harm. 
About the room were skipping. Drayton. 
To SKIP OVER. To pass without notice.—A gentle¬ 
man made it a rule, in reading, to skip over all sentences 
where he spied a note of admiration at the end. Swift. 
To SKIP, v. a. To miss; to pass. Usually with over. 
Let not thy sword skip one; 
Pity not honour’d age for his white beard; 
He is an usurer. Shakspeare. 
SKIP, s. Alight leap or bound.—He looked very curi¬ 
ously upon himself, sometimes fetching a little skip, as if he 
had said his strength had not yet forsaken him. Sidney. 
SKl'PJACK, s. An upstart.—A way was opened to 
every skipjack. Martin. 
SKI'PKENNEL, s. A lackey; a footboy. 
SKfPLAM, a hamlet of England, North Riding of York¬ 
shire, near Kirby-Moorside. 
SKIPNESS, Point, a cape of Scotland, on the east coast 
of Kintyre. Lat. 55. 49. N. long. 5. 24. W. 
SKIPORT, Loch, an arm of the sea on the east coast of 
South Uist. 
SKIPPACK, a township of the United States, in Mont¬ 
gomery county, Pennsylvania. Population 902. 
SKPPPER, s. A dancer. Huloet. —A youngling; a 
thoughtless person. 
Youngling, thou canst not love so dear as I:— 
Skipper, stand back; ’tis age that nourisheth. Shakspeare. 
[Schipper, Dutch.] A shipmaster ; a shipboy.—Are not 
you afraid of being drowned too ? No, not I, says the skip¬ 
per. L’Estrange. —The hornfish, so called in some places. 
SKI'PPET, s. A small boat. Not used. 
Upon the bank they sitting did espy 
A dainty damsel, dressing of her hair. 
By whom a little skippet floating did appear. Spenser. 
SKI'PPINGLY, adv. By skips and leaps. Huloet.— 
If one read skippingly and by snatches, and not take the 
the thread of the story along, it must needs puzzle and distract 
the memory. Howell. 
SKIPPON, a small river of England, in Lancashire, 
which runs into the Wire, near Thornton. 
SKIPSEA, a parish of England, East Riding of York- 
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shire, upon the coast of the North sea; 10| miles east-by¬ 
south of Great Driffield. 
SKIPTON, a market town of England, in the West 
Riding of Yorkshire. It forms the chief town of the district 
of Craven, a portion of the West Riding, on the borders of 
Lancashire, and remarkable for its lofty mountains, rich 
valleys, and luxuriant pastures. It is situated in the middle 
of the vale of Skipton, which is one of the finest and most 
fertile in England. The town consists chiefly of one wide 
and long street, where the markets are held, with several 
straggling lanes on each side of it. The houses are all built 
of stone, brought from the hills in the neighbourhood, where 
building stone is very abundant. The church, which is 
situated at one extremity of the main street, is a spacious 
structure, with a tower at the west end. This appears, from 
an inscription on it, to have been rebuilt in 1655, by the 
celebrated Ann Clifford, countess of Dorset, Pembroke, and 
Montgomery. Here are inscriptions on plain stones, in me¬ 
mory of the three first earls of Cumberland. Skipton con¬ 
tains a grammar-school, which has a good library; and 
attached to it is a beautiful house, with a garden and plea¬ 
sure grounds. A town-house has been lately built, in which 
the quarter sessions for the West Riding are held once a-year. 
At a short distance to the eastward of the church, and on the 
left side of the road leading to Knaresborough, stands Skip- 
ton castle. This ancient structure is said to have been origi¬ 
nally erected soon after the conquest, by Robert de Romeli, 
then lord of the honour of Skipton. It is but little calcu¬ 
lated, by its situation, for defence, being only slightly ele¬ 
vated above the level of the town, and commanded by 
heights on the northern side. It is, on the whole, better 
adapted for an agreeable residence than a fortress, and com¬ 
mands a pleasing view of the town and vale. It appears, 
notwithstanding, however, to have been of considerable im¬ 
portance during the civil wars between king Charles I. and 
his parliament. It was first garrisoned in the royal cause, 
and is said to have held the surrounding country for some 
time in great awe; but being vigorously besieged by the 
parliamentary army, it at length surrendered in 1645. In 
the following year, its works and defences were destroyed by 
order of parliament. Skipton is a place of considerable trade 
and business, the increase of which has of late years gready 
added to the importance and prosperity of the town. It has 
become the chief mart in this district, for the different sorts 
of grain, large supplies of which are brought to market here, 
and thence dispersed over Craven and the manufacturing 
county on the north-east part of Lancashire. Upwards of 
200 carts are said to attend the market regularly. Great 
numbers of cattle and sheep are also sold here in the course 
of the year, at the different fairs, of which there are a great 
number. Some manufactures are carried on in the town ; 
and here are a paper-mill, a glazing-mill, a considerable 
twist-mill, a cotton manufactory, &c. The Leeds and Liver¬ 
pool canal passes close by the town. It has warehouses and 
wharfs on its banks, for the reception of goods, and has been 
of great advantage to the place. In 1811, Skipton con¬ 
tained 609 houses, and 2868 inhabitants. Market on Satur. 
day, numerous annual fairs, and a great market for tat and 
lean cattle on Tuesday, once a fortnight; 44 miles west of 
York, and 220 north-by-west of London. Lat. 53. 57. N. 
long. 2. 0. W. 
SKIPTON, a hamlet of England, North Riding of York¬ 
shire; 5 miles south-west of Thirsk. 
SKIPWITH, a parish of England, East Riding of York¬ 
shire; 5| miles north-north-east of Selby. „ 
SKIRBECK, a parish of England, in Lincolnshire; If 
mile south-east of Boston. Population 477. 
SKIRCOAT, a township of England, West Riding of 
Yorkshire; 1 f mile south-south-west of Halifax. Popula¬ 
tion 2823. 
SKIRETHORNS, a hamlet of England, West Riding of 
Yorkshire; 9i miles north-by-west of Skipton. 
SKIRINGLASS, a small island near the west coast of 
Scotland. Lat. 58.2. N. long. 5.10. W. 
SK1RINTARSAN, 
