skerries

Variant of skerry

skerry definition

skerry (sker′ē)

noun pl. skerries -·ries

Scot. an isolated rock or reef in the sea

Etymology: via Orkney dial. < ON sker, reef (< IE base *sker-, to cut > shear) + ey, island

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