skerry

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Noun
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sker=ry

CIDE DICTIONARY

skerryn. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. sker, Sw. skär, Dan. skir. Cf. Scar a bank.].
     A rocky isle; an insulated rock.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

skerry, n. (pl. -ies) Sc. a reef or rocky island.

Etymology
Orkney dial. f. ON sker: cf. SCAR(2)

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