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skippering

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skip·per 1  (skpr)
n.
1. Nautical The master of a ship.
2. A coach, director, or other leader.
tr.v. skip·pered, skip·per·ing, skip·pers
To act as the skipper of.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from scip, ship.]

skip·per 2  (skpr)
n.
1. One that skips.
2. Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially the saury Cololabis saira of Pacific waters.

skippering [ˈskɪpərɪŋ]
n
Slang the practice of sleeping rough
[of unknown origin]


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