Skate

Skate
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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

{Roller skate}. See under {Roller}. [1913 Webster]


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