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skeg ‎(plural skegs)

1. (nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
2. (nautical) A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel.
3. A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard.
4. (obsolete) A sort of wild plum.

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5. (obsolete) A kind of oat.
   • 1842, Cuthbert William Johnson, The farmer's encyclopædia, and dictionary of rural affairs

     SKEGS. A kind of oat, sometimes cultivated as a crop in Nottinghamshire. It is the Avena stipiformis of Linnaeus.

6. (Australia, slang) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.

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