Definitions for: Skeg


[n] a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: after part, brace, poop, quarter, stern, tail

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