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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | English dialect, also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; compare Icelandic a wood, Swedish {{term|skog|lang=sv}}. Compare {{term|shaw}}. | + | From a dialectal term for "a stump, a branch, a wooden peg"; compare Swedish {{term|skog|lang=sv}}. Compare also {{term|shaw|lang=en}}. |
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| | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== |
| | {{en-noun}} | | {{en-noun}} |
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| − | # {{context|nautical|lang=en}} a fin-like [[structure]] to the rear of the [[keel]] of a [[vessel]] that [[support]]s the [[rudder]] and [[protect]]s a [[propeller]] | + | # {{context|nautical|lang=en}} A fin-like [[structure]] to the rear of the [[keel]] of a [[vessel]] that [[support]]s the [[rudder]] and [[protect]]s a [[propeller]]. |
| − | # {{context|nautical|lang=en}} a similar construction on a [[boat]] that acts as a keel | + | # {{context|nautical|lang=en}} A similar construction on a [[boat]] that acts as a keel. |
| − | # a [[fin]] that serves to [[stabilize]] a [[surfboard]] | + | # A [[fin]] that serves to [[stabilize]] a [[surfboard]]. |
| | # {{context|obsolete|lang=en}} A sort of wild [[plum]]. | | # {{context|obsolete|lang=en}} A sort of wild [[plum]]. |
| | #: {{rfquotek|Holland}} | | #: {{rfquotek|Holland}} |
| − | # {{context|obsolete|lang=en}} A kind of [[oat]]s. | + | # {{context|obsolete|lang=en}} A kind of [[oat]]. |
| | #: {{rfquotek|Farm. Encyc.}} | | #: {{rfquotek|Farm. Encyc.}} |
| − | # {{social) an Australian slang term used when referring to persons who led a surfing lifestyle. | + | # {{context|Australia|slang}} A [[surfer]]; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle. |
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| | {{trans-top|Rudder-supporting structure}} | | {{trans-top|Rudder-supporting structure}} |
