skeg

n. [ Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. sk&unr_;gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw. ] 1. A sort of wild plum. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. A kind of oats. Farm. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached. [ 1913 Webster ]