SKEAT'S

reference to an etymological English dictionary by Walter William Skeat (1835–1912). Skeat was a professor at Cambridge University, England from 1878 - 1912 and compiled the Etymological English Dictionary during that time. He also founded the English Dialect Society and popularized philology (the study of literary texts and other written records in order to determine their genuineness, meaning, etc.). —SHSBC Binder 33 Approved Glossary

a reference to An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, written by English scholar and lexicographer Walter Skeats (1835–1912). Skeats finished the dictionary in 1882 and it served as a standard reference work for many years.