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"skipper" Definition

  1. the master of a vessel. _Germ._, SCHIFFER, from SCHIFF, a ship; sometimes used as synonymous with “governor.”
  2. a barn.—_Ancient Cant._ From the _Welsh_, YSGUBOR, pronounced SCYBOR, or SCIBOR, the proper word in that language for a barn.

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Position in the dictionary: 3181 of 4022 slang words.
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