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skeed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skeed \Skeed\, n. See {Skid}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skid \Skid\ (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose. 2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Specifically: a pl (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. --Totten. b One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. c One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything as a boat, a barrel, etc
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