Found 2 items, similar to Skeg.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: skeg
skeg
n : a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support
the rudderpost
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Skeg
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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