n.
a bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate.
▸informal a person's head or brain.
v.
informal hit on the head.
Phrase
- out of one's skull
informal - out of one's mind; crazy.
- very drunk.
- skull and crossbones
a representation of a skull with two thigh bones crossed below it as an emblem of piracy or death.
Derivative
Etymology
ME scolle; of unknown origin; cf. ON skoltr.