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▪ I. ˈskiddy, ˈskiddy-cock, n. dial.
(See quots.)
1787Grose Prov. Gloss., Skiddey, or Skiddey-cock, a water-rail. 1886Newton in Encycl. Brit. XX. 223/1 The Water-Rail, locally known as the Skiddy or Billcock, is the Rallus aquaticus of Ornithology.
▪ II. skiddy, a.|ˈskɪdɪ|
[f. skid v.1 + -y1.]
Of surfaces, etc.: on which one is liable to skid; treacherously slippery. Also, characterized by skidding.
1902Car 4 June 72/2 The state of a road which constitutes a ‘skiddy’ and a ‘non-skiddy’ surface. 1928Daily Express 10 Dec. 19 Motorists drove with caution on skiddy roads. 1935Punch 27 Mar. 358/3 Drive frightfully cautiously and go slowly round the corners.., because you know how skiddy it is these days. 1947A. C. Douglas Gliding & Soaring 56 Another range of difficulties..caused by..dislike of being out of normal position in the air, resulting in flat skiddy turns, and so on. 1977D. Murphy Where Indus is Young xi. 233 Skiddy mud making it impossible to keep upright. |