skeg /ˈskɛg/
Skeg n.
1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.]
2. pl. A kind of oats.
3. Naut. The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached.
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skeg
n : a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support
the rudderpost