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skillings

skillings is the plural of skilling.

Meaning of skilling

Noun (1)

skilling (plural skillings)

  1. (historical) A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).

Noun (2)

skilling (plural skillings)

  1. A bay of a barn.
    • The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round[…]1844, James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales
  2. A small addition to a cottage.

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Proper noun capitalized: Skillings

Skillings

  1. An English surname that originated in Norfolk, of unknown derivation.

Questions about skillings

What does skillings mean?
Skillings means an English surname that originated in Norfolk, of unknown derivation.
What is skillings the plural of?
Skillings is the plural of skilling.
What part of speech is skillings?
Skillings is a proper noun.

Words near skillings in the dictionary

  1. skilliest
  2. skilligalee
  3. skilligolee
  4. skilling
  5. skilling up
  6. skillings
  7. skillion
  8. Skillion Flat
  9. skillions
  10. skillless
  11. skilllessness

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