skerry

[sker-ee]

noun

Chiefly Scot.

plural

skerries 

1. a small, rocky island.

2. a coastline with a series of such islands offshore.

skerry

/ ˈskɛrɪ /

noun

1. a small rocky island

2. a reef

Word History and Origins

Origin of skerry¹

1605–15; Shetland dial. skerri a rock in the sea < Old Norse sker (genitive plural skerja ) rock or reef (in the sea). See scar ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of skerry¹

C17: Orkney dialect, from Old Norse sker _scar ²

Example Sentences

Cathryn Skerry, then aged nine, recalled an announcement being made to her class at nearby Catwg Primary School.

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“I just told our team ’If you stay in this long enough, you end up seeing anything,’” Towson coach Pat Skerry said.

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"They hit us with a little run in the second half where I thought we took a couple bad shots and that led to some transition," Towson coach Pat Skerry said.

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Pat Skerry, in his 11th season as Towson’s coach, was an assistant at Pittsburgh during the 2010-11 season and helped the Panthers to a Big East regular season title and a 28-6 record.

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You may see them as animals, but Skerry has come to think of them as beings with complex social impulses and structures that can be described as unique cultures.

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