SKATING
NOUNS
► DUTCH GALOSHES skates → a1687 obs.
► GLACIARIUM a skating-rink with ice artificially produced → 1878
► QUOIT the act of skating → 1825 Sc.
► ROCKER a skate with a curved blade → M19
► SKATCHER a skate → 1790 Sc.
► SKEET an ice skate → 1800 Amer. dial.
► SKETCHER a skate → 1790 Sc.
► TEETERING the sport of skating on yielding ice → 1921 Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ARENA RAT a young person who hangs around a skating arena → 1957 Can. sl.
► ICEMAN a man appointed to look after the ice on a skating-pond and assist in cases of accident; a skating attendant → 1845
► LAMB an expert skater → 1898 Sc. school sl. obs.
► RINK RAT a skating enthusiast → 1942 US sl. (Bk.)
► SKATIST a person who is fond of skating → 1876
VERBS
► LAMB to skate expertly → 1898 Sc. school sl. obs.
► QUOIT to skate → 1825 Sc.
► SCLY ► SKLOY to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice → 1802 Sc.
► SCOR ► SCORE to slide or skate on the ice → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SKEET to skate or slide on ice → 1872 Amer. dial.
► SKIRR to slide or skate swiftly → 1811 Eng. dial.
► SKLIRE to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice → 1802 Sc.
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