skeg
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English dialect, also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; compare Icelandic a wood, Swedish skog. Compare shaw.
Noun [edit]
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
- (obsolete) A sort of wild plum.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A kind of oats.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Farm. Encyc. to this entry?)
- {{social) an Australian slang term used when referring to persons who led a surfing lifestyle.
Translations [edit]
Rudder-supporting structure
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