n.
The New Zealand fish calleda Skate is Raja nasuta, a different speciesof the same genus as the European Skate.
·vi To move on skates. II. Skate ·noun A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A well-known cartilaginous fish of the ray family, Raia batis. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The Raia oxyrinchus, or sharp-nosed ray. ...
The sharp-nosed ray. (See friar-skate.) ...
A cant word for a begging impostor dressed as a sailor. ...