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Skeg
CIDE DICTIONARY
Skeg, n. [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. skgr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw.].
- A sort of wild plum. Holland. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of oats. Farm. Encyc. [1913 Webster]
- The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Skeg, n.
1 a fin underneath the rear of a surfboard.
2 the after part of a vessel's keel or a projection from it.
1 a fin underneath the rear of a surfboard.
2 the after part of a vessel's keel or a projection from it.
Etymology
ON skeg beard, perh. via Du. scheg(ge)
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