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Definition of 'skeg'

English

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • (nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
  • (nautical) A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel.
  • A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard.
  • (obsolete) A sort of wild plum.
  • (Holland)
  • (obsolete) A kind of oat.
  • * 1842 , Cuthbert William Johnson, The farmer's encyclopædia, and dictionary of rural affairs
  • SKEGS . A kind of oat, sometimes cultivated as a crop in Nottinghamshire. It is the Avena stipiformis of Linnaeus.
  • (Australia|slang) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
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    Similar to 'skeg'

    sog, swig, shag, swag, sag, sig, saag, skag, scag, seg, sug, shog, squeg, scug, shug