Skeg
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɛɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Skeg is a noun meaning (nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
Meaning
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
More Meanings
- (nautical) A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel.
- A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard.
- (Australia, slang) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
- (Northern England) A look or glance.
- (obsolete) A sort of wild plum (Prunus spinosa or Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (syn. Prunus institia)).
- (obsolete) A kind of oat.
Example Sentences
Some take them for Damascen plums, or rather for Bullois, Skegs, or such like wilde Plums.
SKEGS. A kind of oat, sometimes cultivated as a crop in Nottinghamshire. It is the Avena stipiformis of Linnaeus.
Word Forms
- skegs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skag, skeet, skeel, back, sole, keel.
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