资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skeg \Skeg\, n. [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden
   peg; cf. Icel. sk?gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. {Shaw}.]
   1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.] --Holland.

   2. pl. A kind of oats. --Farm. Encyc.

   3. (Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which
      the rudder is attached.

资料来源 : WordNet®

skeg
     n : a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support
         the rudderpost