Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeg

/skɛɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: skeg
IPA: /skɛɡ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.

noun

A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel.

noun

A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard.

noun

A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A sort of wild plum (Prunus spinosa or Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (syn. Prunus institia)).

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

noun

A look or glance.

Example Sentences

"Some take them for Damascen plums, or rather for Bullois, Skegs, or such like wilde Plums."
"SKEGS. A kind of oat, sometimes cultivated as a crop in Nottinghamshire. It is the Avena stipiformis of Linnaeus."

Etymology

From a dialectal term for a stump, branch, or wooden peg. Compare shaw and Swedish skog.

Usage

Inflected Forms

skegs (plural)

Rhymes With

leg egg greg craig beg rotten egg reg meg peg gregg keg deg

Questions

How do you pronounce skeg?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɛɡ/.
What does skeg mean?: A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
Where does skeg come from?: From a dialectal term for a stump, branch, or wooden peg. Compare shaw and Swedish skog.

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