About The Word Skeg
Learn about the word Skeg to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Skeg definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Skeg
| Skeg Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Skeg?
[n] a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Synonyms | Synonyms for Skeg: Related Terms | Find terms related to Skeg: See Also | after part | brace | poop | quarter | stern | tail Skeg In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. pl. A kind of oats. --Farm. Encyc.
3. (Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which
the rudder is attached.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Calomel ‐ a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a…
- Unselfish ‐ not greedy [adj]…
- Chains ‐ metal shackles; for…
- Readmit ‐ admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was…
- Worldly-minded ‐ marked by…
- Au pair ‐ a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing…
- Flower stalk ‐ erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground…
- Bantoid ‐ relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics…
- Unworried ‐ free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood";…
- Amanita muscaria ‐ poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet…