skimish slang.
(ˈskɪmɪʃ)
[ad. Shelta škimis to drink, škimišk drunk.]
Alcoholic drink; liquor. Also ˈskimished a., drunk.
| 1908 W. H. Davies Autobiogr. Super-Tramp xxiv. 211, I seldom lie down at night but what I am half skimished (half drunk), for I assure you I never go short of my skimish. 1936 J. Curtis Gilt Kid iv. 40 He had been drinking all that skimish without having had a bite to eat. |