skeeler
(ˈskiːlə(r))
[Perh. f. ski n. + roller n.1]
(See quots.) Hence ˈskeeling vbl. n., skating on skeelers.
| 1968 Daily Tel. 28 Dec. 23/4 (caption) ‘Skeelers’, a cross between ice and roller skates. Ibid. 23/6 The skates, called ‘Skeelers’.., are just part of the fun for the children at the Daily Mail New Year Show. 1969 Ibid. 31 Jan. 17/5 Skeeling, launched last autumn, gives some of the exhilarating feeling of skating—but without ice. Skeelers are like ice skates but three wheels replace the blade; they will slide on any hard surface. 1972 Kingston (Ontario) Whig-Standard 13 June 15/6 Skeeling, according to the publicity releases, is iceless skating; a summer hockey equivalent. Skeelers are a cross between roller skates and ice skates and were originally developed by the Russians to help condition speed skaters during the off-season. |