I. ˈskēt, usu -ēd.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English skete
: a scoop on the end of a long pole formerly used for throwing water on the sails of a ship to tighten the canvas
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably alteration of scoot (I)
intransitive verb
1. dialect : to move along quickly : scoot
when you skeeted across the field — P.E.Green
2. dialect : to cause a liquid to squirt
transitive verb
dialect : to cause to move along quickly or squirt
you skeeted the water right in my ear — Carson McCullers
III. noun
or skeet shooting
( -s )
Etymology: modification of Old Norse skjōta to shoot — more at shoot
: trapshooting in which clay targets are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angles of flight found in wing shooting
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
: a special hand recognized in some poker games that is composed of 9, 5, 2, and two other cards below the ten in rank (as 9, 6, 5, 3, 2) and no pair and that beats three of a kind but loses to a straight — called also kilter, pelter