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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Skid. | |
| A drag to check the wheels of a carriage, cart, etc., when going down hill. (Anglo-Saxon, scid, a splinter.) | 1 |
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