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Skinful vs Skilful - What's the difference?

skinful | skilful |

As a noun skinful

is enough to fill a skin.

As an adjective skilful is

possessing skill, skilled.

skinful

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Enough to fill a skin.
    • a skinful of wine
  • (colloquial) Enough alcoholic drink to cause inebriation.
    • I wasn't thinking straight – I'd had a skinful that night.
  • *1773 ,
    • When methodist preachers come down,
    A-preaching that drinking is sinful,
    I'll wager the rascals a crown,
    They always preach best with a skinful .

    skilful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (US) skillful

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • possessing skill, skilled.

    • Related terms

    * skill * skilled * skilfully