A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.
A worn-out horse.
A mean or contemptible person.
Verb
To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā, related to *skakan.
From Middle English skat, scate (also schat), from Old Norse skata. Cognate with Icelandic skata, Norwegian skate.
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