adv., adj., & n.
adv. & adj. in disorderly haste.
n. Brit. a tall spiral slide round a tower, at a fairground or funfair.
[ imit., orig. in a rhyming jingle, perh. f. ME skelte hasten ]
adv., adj., & n.
adv. & adj. in disorderly haste.
n. Brit. a tall spiral slide round a tower, at a fairground or funfair.
[ imit., orig. in a rhyming jingle, perh. f. ME skelte hasten ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012