Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Scalled; scurfy; scald.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun pejorative A rascal or miscreant, a scallywag.
  • noun Northern England, pejorative A jobless yob having little or no education, and having committed some type of crime. Commonly used in Manchester and Merseyside.
  • noun A flat cap or driving cap.

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of scallywag.

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