skeg

skeg
/skeg/, n. Naut.
1. a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
2. an extension of the keel of a small craft, designed to improve steering.
[1590-1600; < D scheg cutwater < Scand; cf. ON skegg projection on the stern of a boat]

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