Skelter | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

Helter-skelter
·adv In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
helter skelter
To run helter skelter, hand over head, in defiance of order. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
helter-skelter
In a hurry; without order; tumultuously.--Todd. Johnson. Sir John, I am thy Pistol, and thy friend;...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
helter-skelter
Hurry and confusion. Defiance of good order. Privateerism. ...

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