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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Scylla,) Scyll, n. [e.m.E. Scilla (c1520), Silla (c1580), Scylla (c1620), L. Scylla, f. the Gk.] Scylla, the rock on the Italian side of the Straits of Messina, opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis. In fig. use, of running up against one danger while trying to avoid its opposite. —a1570-86 J. Maitland Maitl. F. 436/65.
Fleand Charibde be war in Scyll to fall
