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sker·ry (sk

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n. pl. sker·ries

A small rocky reef or island.

[Scots, diminutive of Old Norse sker; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

skerry [ˈskɛrɪ]

n pl -ries Chiefly Scot

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a small rocky island

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a reef

[Orkney dialect, from Old Norse sker scar²]

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scar			Bradshaw, of Claremount Street, Dublin 2, admitted arson at Kelly's Bay Strand, Skerries, Co Dublin, in June last year. 'Paranoid' arsonist is sentenced; COURT by The Mirror (London, England) Rank Road name Sales Average price 1 Essex Close, Redcar 2 pounds 43,275 2 Micklow Close, Redcar 4 pounds 48,428 3 Skerries Cresent, Redcar 2 pounds 51,500 4 Blakey Close, Redcar 8 pounds 61,936 5 Britannia Place, Redcar 4 pounds 62,750 6 Blayberry Close, Redcar 8 pounds 63,000 7 Westbourne Gr, Redcar 2 pounds 65,000 8 Wembury Close, Redcar 4 pounds 65,000 9 Holder Street, Redcar 4 pounds 68,500 10 Burnmoor Cl, Redcar 11 pounds 68,864 The 10 least expensive streets in TS10 are: by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) Byline: CARL BUTLER THREE men were rescued when their 15ft boat broke down near the Skerries off Anglesey yesterday. Holyhead lifeboat rescues three after boat breaks down by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Skeleton proof Skeleton regiment skeleton shrimp skeletonize Skeletonizer skelf skell skellum skelly skelm Skelmersdale skelp Skelter Skelton sken Skene skene arch skep skepful skeptic skeptical skeptically skepticism Skepticize skerrick skerries skerry sket sketch sketch block sketch in sketch map sketch out sketch pad sketchbook Sketcher sketchily sketchiness sketching sketchpad sketchy skew skew arch Skew back Skew bridge skew correlation Skew curve Skew gearing skew lines Skew pantograph Skew surface			Skeptic's Annotated Bible skeptical skeptical skeptical Skeptical Alert Network Effort Skeptical School Skeptical Society of Saint Louis Skeptical View of Satanic Ritual Abuse skeptically skeptically skepticalness skepticism skepticism skepticism Skepticize Skeptics Skeptics Skeptics Skeptics in the Pub Skeptics Society Skeptics' guide to the universe Skeptikoi Skeptikoi Skeptikoi skeptophylaxis Skeptron Alumni Association Skerrabra Skerrabra skerrick skerricks skerries skerry skerry Skerry guard Skerry guard Skerry Islands Skerry Islands SKET SKET sketch sketch sketch sketch Sketch (disambiguation) Sketch (disambiguation) Sketch (disambiguation) Sketch (drawing) sketch block Sketch Data Model sketch in sketch in sketch in outline sketch map sketch map sketch maps sketch maps Sketch of the Analytical Engine sketch out sketch out sketch out sketch out

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