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skerry
CIDE DICTIONARY
skerry, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. sker, Sw. skär, Dan. skir. Cf. Scar a bank.].
A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
skerry, n. (pl. -ies) Sc. a reef or rocky island.
Etymology
Orkney dial. f. ON sker: cf. SCAR(2)
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