skelter
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skel·ter

intransitive verb \ˈskel-tər\
skel·teredskel·ter·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SKELTER

: scurry

Origin of SKELTER

from -skelter (in helter-skelter)
First Known Use: 1852

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