A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
choirboys
choirboys
noun
plural of choirboy
cubbishly
cubbishly
adv
In a cubbish manner.
fishyback
hybristic
schoolboy
schoolboy
adj
characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
noun
A boy attending school.
schynbald
schynbald
noun
(historical) A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might.