As a noun skeg
is (nautical) a fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
As an interjection smeg is
(slang).
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skeg Noun
( en noun)
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
(nautical) A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel.
A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard.
(obsolete) A sort of wild plum.
- (Holland)
(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.
(Australia, slang) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
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smeg English
Derived terms
* smegger
* smegging
* smeghead
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