Spelk in my finger!

[moanieleminx]

Last week I picked something up from the floor and brushed the wooden door frame. I am not sure how but a bit of the doorframe got stuck in the edge of my finger nail. I pulled it out and didn't think anything more of it.

But then under the nail, in the corner was a brown patch. I kept cleaning and it was sore to touch.
The last two days it started to throb and I was thinking I should go to a pharmacist as I might have an infection.
I just touched it, and lots of pus came out! So I grabbed some scissors, cut the nail back as far as I could beat it (it hurt) and this spelk popped out!

DH is unwilling to share my excitement so am posting here

We always called these a spell. Yorkshire born and bred!

I don't care what it's called where are the pictures of the pus!!

@FlatteredFool sorry...

Shall not wipe my hands in a hurry next time...

North Yorkshire with a Geordie mother - it was a spelk in our house (and still is much to Bristolian dh’s bemusement)

Just read this and my thought was mmm this is a fellow George speaking😍

@dementedpixie

Skelf is Scottish for splinter

Think it's more west coast. My husband is from Edinburgh and didn't know what a skelf was.

@Liquorishtoffee

I remember a hokey pokey ice cream but can’t remember what it is.

A pokey hat. A scoop of ice cream in a cone?

Another spell here < waves to harpy>

As another Geordie, I knew this would turn into a discussion of what spelks are called elsewhere. Glad you got it out, OP