(also skull·dug·gery ) / skʌlˈdʌgəri; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( old-fashioned or humorous ) dishonest behaviour or activities
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: alteration of Scots sculduddery , of unknown origin.
(also skull·dug·gery ) / skʌlˈdʌgəri; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( old-fashioned or humorous ) dishonest behaviour or activities
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: alteration of Scots sculduddery , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005