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skipjack(dictionary)

skipjack (iou)



skipjack noun & adjective. M16.
[from SKIP verb1 + JACK noun1.]
A. noun.
A foolish conceited person; a fop, a dandy. Now arch. & dial. M16.
A horse-dealer's boy. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
Any of various fishes which have a habit of leaping out of the water, as the blue fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, of tropical and subtropical seas. Freq. attrib., esp. in skipjack tuna, a small tropical bonito or striped tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, much used as food. E18.
(A toy made of) the wishbone of a bird. L18.
A click-beetle. Also skipjack beetle. E19.
A kind of sailing boat used off the east coast of the US. US. L19.
b. adjective.
Trifling, petty; foppish. Now arch. & dial. L16.
Skipping, nimble, sprightly. Now dial. E17.