Skeg

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skeg \Skeg\, n. [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden
     peg; cf. Icel. sk?gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. {Shaw}.]
     1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.] --Holland.
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     2. pl. A kind of oats. --Farm. Encyc.


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     3. (Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which
        the rudder is attached.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skeg
       n : a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support
           the rudderpost