skippering

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skip·per¹ (sk

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·per² (sk

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]

Slang the practice of sleeping rough

[of unknown origin]

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