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Word: Skipjack
Speech Type: Noun
early 18th century: from the verb skip+ jack. skipjack (sense 1) is from the fish's habit of jumping out of the water; skipjack (sense 2, arose in the 19th century
ˈskɪpdʒak
a small tuna with dark horizontal stripes, widely distributed throughout tropical and temperate seas.
Short Definition:small tuna with dark horizontal stripes
a sloop-rigged sailing boat of a kind used off the east coast of the US.
Short Definition:sloop-rigged sailing boat of kind used off east coast of US
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