Defn: The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached.
SKEGGER
Skeg"ger, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The parr. Walton.
SKEIN
Skein, n. Etym: [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. écagne, probably of
Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh thread, small twine;
or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.]
1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, — usually tied in a sort of knot.
Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
2. (Wagon Making)
Defn: A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. Knight.
SKEIN
Skein, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]