skeg
(noun) a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skeg (plural skegs)
(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.
(Australia, slang) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
(obsolete) A sort of wild plum (Prunus spinosa or Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (syn. Prunus institia)).
(obsolete) A kind of oat.
• kegs
Source: Wiktionary
Skeg, n. Etym: [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. sk a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw.]
1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.] Holland.
2. pl.
Definition: A kind of oats. Farm. Encyc.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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