Skipjack

Definition of Skipjack

Skip´jack`

n.	1.	An upstart.
	2.	(Zool.) An elater; a snap bug, or snapping beetle.
	3.	(Zool.) A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc.
	4.	(Naut.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

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