Hypertext Webster Gateway: "skit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skit \Skit\, v. t. [Prov. E. skitto slide, as adj., hasty,
precipitate, of Scand. origin, and akin to E. shoot, v.t.;
cf. Icel. skyti, skytja, skytta, a marksman, shooter,
skj[=o]ta to shoot, sk[=u]ta a taunt. [root]159. See
{Shoot}.]
To cast reflections on; to asperse. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
--Crose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skit \Skit\, n.
1. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a
squib. --Tooke.
A similar vein satire upon the emptiness of writers
is given in his ``Tritical Essay upon the Faculties
of the Human Mind;'' but that is a mere skit
compared with this strange performance. --Leslie
Stephen.
2. A wanton girl; a light wench. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
skit
n : a short theatrical episode
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