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Skipwith

Skipwith proper noun: a village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6638).

Proper noun

Skipwith (countable and uncountable, plural Skipwiths)

  1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6638).
  2. An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States.
  3. A habitational surname.

Forms of Skipwith

pluralSkipwiths

Origin of Skipwith

Recorded as Schipwic in the Domesday Book, from Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + wīc (“outlying settlement”). The last element was later changed under the influence of Old Norse viðr (“tree; forest, wood”).

Questions about Skipwith

What does Skipwith mean?
Skipwith means a village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6638).
What part of speech is Skipwith?
Skipwith is a proper noun.

Words near Skipwith in the dictionary

  1. skiptraced
  2. skiptracer
  3. skiptracers
  4. skiptraces
  5. skiptracing
  6. Skipwith
  7. Skipwiths
  8. Skipworth
  9. Skipworths
  10. skipworthy
  11. Skirball

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