SKELF


Meaning of SKELF in English

[ skɛlf ]

■ noun Scottish

1》 a splinter or sliver.

2》 informal an annoying person.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'shelf'): prob. from Mid. Low Ger. schelf ; cf. shelf 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.