English Explanatory Dictionary

skirret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.
  2. A straight-line marking tool consisting of a line of thread wrapped around a holder.

Word forms

skirret skirrets skirrett

Etymology

From Dutch suikerwortel (literally “sugar-root”).

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