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sked
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English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɛd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛd
Etymology 1
Respelling of the first syllable of schedule.
Alternative forms
Noun
sked (plural skeds)
Verb
sked (third-person singular simple present skeds, present participle skedding, simple past and past participle skedded)
- (transitive, informal) To schedule.
- 1943 July 17, “Philly Kiboshes Blackout Tutoring”, in The Billboard: The World’s Foremost Amusement Weekly, volume 55, number 29, Cincinnati, Oh.: Roger S. Littleford Jr.; William D. Littleford, →OCLC, page 6, column 1:
- Plan of the Pennsylvania State Council of Defense to ring in a State-wide network of 45 stations for an "educational" blackout test, was nixed by the Office of Censorship after it was okayed by the Third Service Command of the army. Skedded for Thursday (8), purpose of the broadcast was to educate public with air raid warning signals and all Pennsylvanians were urged to listen to instructions as broadcast.
- 1957 December 30, “NBC Breaks Wax Rule for Hope's Britain Shows”, in Billboard, volume 59, number 45, page 5:
- Actually NBC and other webs have used similar devices in the past, particularly during the war, when net used plattered segments for its news and documentary stanzas. As far as can be determined, however, this is the first post-war instance in which the net has allowed even a partial plattering of a regularly skedded commercial stanza.
Etymology 2
Presumably from Scottish Gaelic sgadan.
Noun
sked (plural skeds)
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skedh, from Old Norse skeið. Compare Danish ske, Norwegian Bokmål skje, Norwegian Nynorsk skei.
Pronunciation
Noun
sked c
- a spoon
- äta soppa med en sked
- eat soup with a spoon
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