Skilly

Translation of "skilly" into Russian

Noun

skilly

skillies pl

Additional translations

Noun

A type of thin porridge or gruel, often made from oatmeal or cornmeal.

During the harsh winter, the villagers survived on skilly made from the last of their oats.

A thin, watery soup or broth, especially the meagre fare traditionally given to prisoners, workhouse inmates, or sailors.

The prisoners complained that the skilly was little more than coloured water.