1. noun /skʌl/
He was about to roar when, lying among the black sticks and straw under the cliff, he saw a whole skull—perhaps a cows skull, a skull, perhaps, with the teeth in it. Sobbing, but absent-mindedly, he ran farther and farther away until he held the skull in his arms.
b) A symbol for death; deaths-head
See Also: numskull, numbskull, skull and crossbones
2. verb /skʌl/
To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
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