Definition of Skerry

1. n. A rocky isle; an insulated rock.

Definition of Skerry

1. Noun. A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skerry

1. a small, rocky island [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skerry

skepticized
skepticizes
skepticizing
skeptick
skeptics
skeptimist
skeptimistic
skeptimists
skeptopathy
sker
skerred
skerricks
skerries
skerring
skerry (current term)
skers
sket
sketch
sketch block
sketch map
sketch pad
sketch pads
sketchable
sketchbook
sketchbooks
sketched
sketcher
sketchers
sketches

Literary usage of Skerry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1874)
"THE skerry OF SHRIEKS. Now from all King Olaf s farms His men-at-arms ... door Came the roar Of the sea upon the skerry ; And its thunder loud and near ..."

2. Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts by George Francis Dow (1914)
"... signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henery skerry,* marshal, who delivered said Murfee to Edmond Bridges, who was engaged to pay. ..."

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