What is "skate"

Skate \Skate\, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten, meer-schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus Raia, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin is more or less spinose.

Note: Some of the species are used for food, as the European blue or gray skate ( Raia batis), which sometimes weighs nearly 200 pounds. The American smooth, or barn-door, skate ( R. l[ae]vis) is also a large species, often becoming three or four feet across. The common spiny skate ( R. erinacea) is much smaller.

Skate's egg. See Sea purse.

Skate sucker, any marine leech of the genus Pontobdella, parasitic on skates.

Skate \Skate\ (sk[=a]t), n. [D. schaats. Cf. Scatches.] A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, -- made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice.

Batavia rushes forth; and as they sweep, On sounding skates, a thousand different ways, In circling poise, swift as the winds, along, The then gay land is maddened all to joy.
--Thomson.

Roller skate. See under Roller.

Skate \Skate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skated; p. pr. & vb. n. Skating.] To move on skates.

"type of flat, cartilaginous fish, a kind of ray," mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skata "skate," Danish skade, Faeroese skøta, of unknown origin.

"ice skate," 1660s, skeates "ice skates," from Dutch schaats (plural schaatsen), a singular mistaken in English for plural, from Middle Dutch schaetse. The word and the custom were brought to England after the Restoration by exiled followers of Charles II who had taken refuge in Holland.\n

\nThe Dutch word is from Old North French escache "a stilt, trestle," related to Old French eschace "stilt" (French échasse), from Frankish *skakkja "stilt" or a similar Germanic source (compare Frisian skatja "stilt"), perhaps literally "thing that shakes or moves fast" and related to root of Old English sceacan "to vibrate" (see shake (v.)). Or perhaps [Klein] the Dutch word is connected to Middle Low German schenke, Old English scanca "leg" (see shank). Sense alteration in Dutch from "stilt" to "skate" is not clearly traced. Sense in English extended to roller-skates by 1876. Meaning "an act of skating" is from 1853.

1690s, "to ice-skate," from skate (n.2). U.S. slang sense of "to get away with something" is attested from 1945. Related: Skated; skating.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. 2 abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate 3 The act of skateboarding 4 The act of roller skating or ice skating vb. 1 To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. 2 To skateboard Etymology 2

n. A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (ray) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protrude muzzle#Noun, and wide fin#Noun attached to a flat body.

1. n. sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

2. large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

v. move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"

Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 200 species have been described, in 30 genera. The two subfamilies are Rajinae (hardnose skates) and Arhynchobatinae (softnose skates).

Skate or skates may refer to:

Skate, also known as Skate Maloley (born Nathan Maloley on January 17, 1995), is an American rapper, songwriter, and music producer from Omaha, Nebraska.

Skate (marketed as skate.) is a skateboarding video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was developed by EA Black Box and released in 2007 on these dates: in North America on September 17 for the Xbox 360 and September 24 for the PS3; and in Europe on September 28 for the Xbox 360 and October 5 for the PS3. As of February 1, 2008, Skate has outsold the 2007 skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground by a ratio of almost 2 to 1.

Two sequels, Skate 2 and Skate 3, have been released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as Skate It, a spin-off for the Wii, Nintendo DS and iOS platforms. Despite immense commercial and critical success, EA has yet to announce a fourth installment for the eighth generation of video game consoles, although fans have begun pressuring EA on social media to release it.

The Skate is a high performance two-person racing dinghy unique to Australia. Designed as a monohull sailboat it's fourteen feet long (4.27m) with a 7.2m mast, 1.8m bow pole and masthead asymmetric spinnaker. It is an Australian national class.

Because of its small size and lightness it keeps the sailor close to the elements and at the edge of control when navigating water and wind. It makes for wild rides and a relative exhilarating experience of speed at 15 to 25 knots. Most Skates have a 10-foot long hiking plank for the crew and an 8-foot plank for the skipper. Planks are slid across the hull from one side to the other when tacking and gybing. Other hiking configurations include short wings with two trapezes, longer wings with one trapeze, or trampolines. Many Skates now feature winged rudders to provide increased speed and stability in choppy conditions.

One of the top ranked websites quote: "Those who have sailed a Skate will testify that, they provide the most exciting and best sensation of speed of any monohull sailing boat. Even after graduating to other larger boats, people hold the Skate in high esteme. They remember it for providing the best ride they ever had on a sailing boat."