SKI
Ski, n.
Defn: Same as Skee.
SKIAGRAPH; SKIAGRAPHY
Ski"a*graph, n. Ski*ag"ra*phy, n., etc.
Defn: See Sciagraph, Sciagraphy, etc.
SKIASCOPE; SCIASCOPE
Ski"a*scope, Sci"a*scope, n. [Gr. a shadow + -scope.] (Med.)
Defn: A device for determining the refractive state of the eye by observing the movements of the retinal lights and shadows. — Ski*as"co*py (#), Ski*as"co*py (#), n.
SKID Skid, n. Etym: [Icel. ski a billet of wood. See Shide.] [Written also skeed.]
1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.
2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Specifically: (a) pl. (Naut.)
Defn: Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. Totten. (b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. (c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.