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(sker′ē)

noun pl. skerries

Scot. an isolated rock or reef in the sea

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

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noun pl. sker·ries

A small rocky reef or island.

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Origin: Scots

Origin: , diminutive of Old Norse sker; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

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