First Known Use: 1612
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skerry
noun sker·ry \ˈsker-ē\
plural skerries
Definition of SKERRY
: a rocky isle : reef
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Origin of SKERRY
Scots (Shetland and Orkney islands), ultimately from Old Norse skerj-, sker rocky islet — more at scar
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