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skillful | skilling |

As an adjective skillful

is possessing skill.

As a verb skilling is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun skilling is

a Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).

skillful

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * (Commonwealth English) skilful

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing skill.

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    Related terms

    * skill * skilled * skillfully

    skilling

    English

    Etymology 1

    See

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).
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    Etymology 3

    Compare sheeling.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bay of a barn.
  • * 1844 , James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales
    • The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round
  • A small addition to a cottage.

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