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skeg definition

skeg (skeg)

noun

Naut. the after part of the keel, or an extension of this upon which the rudderpost is mounted

Etymology: Du schegge < ON skegg, beard (basic sense “a projection”): see shag

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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