English

Interjection

skol

1. (originally and chiefly in Scotland) A drinking-toast; cheers.
   • 1990, Alasdair Gray, ‘A Free Man with a Pipe’, Canongate 2012 (Every Short Story 1951-2012), page 490:

     Again they notice he has impressed her and again he grows more cheerful, clinking his glass against hers and saying ‘Skol!’

Verb

skol ‎(third-person singular simple present skols, present participle skolling, simple past and past participle skolled)

1. (Australia, slang, transitive) To down (a drink).
   • 2010, Penelope Green, When in Rome: Chasing la dolce vita

     When diners leave a quarter of a carafe full of house wine we put it above the sink to refill for new orders, but often I catch him skolling the remains of whatever he can get his hands on.

   • 2011, Richard Plant, Life's a Blur

     The Aussie skolled his beer, threw the Kiwi into the fireplace, and shot him.

Breton

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin schola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskoːl/

Noun

skol f

1. school

Derived terms

• skol-vamm
• skol-veur

Cornish

Alternative forms

• scol

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin schola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skoːl]

Noun

skol f ‎(plural skolyow)

1. school