skatelessadj.
rare.
Having no skates. In quot. 1826 absol.
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1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 97 The skateless hire the ‘best skates’ for a shilling.
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adj.1826- to etc off his or her perch
- to etc off like a bride's nightie
- to etc off the books
- to etc off the map
- to etc off-hand
- to etc offal to a bear
- to etc offence to
- to etc offhand
- to etc on a pedestal
- to etc on a person's ass
- to etc on all cylinders
- to etc on all fours
- to etc on by one's fingernails
- to etc on by one's fingertips
- to etc on deaf ears
- to etc on etc cylinders
- to etc on four cylinders
- to etc on ice
- to etc on lock
- to etc on margin
- to etc on maying
- to etc on one's merry way
- to etc on one's mind
- to etc on six cylinders
- to etc on the back foot