different between skail vs smail

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?l

Noun

skail (plural skails)

1. (obsolete, Scotland) scale

skail in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Kails, LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kails, kalis, kilas, laiks

English

Etymology

From snail mail, patterned on email.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??s.me?l/, /sme?l/

Noun

smail (uncountable)

1. (Internet, dated) Conventional postal mail; snail mail.
   • 1997 November 18, “SteveH1491” (username), “Trick Int'l smail address?”, in alt.music.cheap-trick, Usenet.
   • 2000 August 5, “Robin” (username), “Re: Letter from india”, in uk.politics.misc and other newsgroups, Usenet:

     On a similar note just imagine if we could persuade companies that sending junk smail is hugely ineffective. All those people, using all that paper, printers, ink, postmen etc etc.

   • 2002 July 15, “Thor” (username), “Looking for Maisto On Track Diescast Trains”, in rec.models.railroad, Usenet:

     If anyone knows a smail order or internet vendor who carries them, please let me know ¶

Verb

smail (third-person singular simple present smails, present participle smailing, simple past and past participle smailed)

1. (Internet, dated) To send by postal mail.

Anagrams

• Islam, Salim, Simla, alims, limas, mails, malis, misal, salmi, simal