big skate
noun
See under skate2.
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Definition for big skate (2 of 2)
skate
2
[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /
noun, plural (especially collectively) skate, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) skates.
any of several rays of the genus Raja, usually having a pointed snout, as R. binoculata (big skate), inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of the U.S., growing to a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters).
Origin of skate
2
1300–50; Middle English
scate < Old Norse
skati
British Dictionary definitions for big skate (1 of 3)
skate
1
/ (skeɪt) /
noun
verb (intr)
Word Origin for skate
C17: via Dutch from Old French
éschasse stilt, probably of Germanic origin
British Dictionary definitions for big skate (2 of 3)
skate
2
/ (skeɪt) /
noun plural skate or skates
any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, having flat pectoral fins continuous with the head, two dorsal fins, a short spineless tail, and a long snout
Word Origin for skate
C14: from Old Norse
skata
British Dictionary definitions for big skate (3 of 3)
skate
3
/ (skeɪt) /
noun
US slang
a person; fellow
Word Origin for skate
from Scottish and northern English dialect
skate, a derogatory term of uncertain origin
Idioms and Phrases with big skate
skate