skelly /ˈskɛli/verb 2noun 2forms 3 verb2 •(Scotland) To squint."It is he—it is the very man," said Bothwell, "skellies fearfully with one eye?" — 1816 •(Scotland) To look at noun2 •(slang) A skeleton, especially a human one.We went spelunking in some caves and got quite the scare when we found some skellies in there. •(Scotland, no longer used) A squint. formsskellied · skellying · skellies
