Any of variousbutterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
Any of several marinefishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.
(obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.
The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leap to escape predators.
“The bookkeeper and chief mate had come over with orders from the skipper.”
“Mr. Seabright was the skipper of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
skip
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain) A large open-topped rubbish bin, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to take away both bin and contents (see also skep).
(mining) A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.