Sky"scrap`er (?), n.
1.
(Naut.)
(a)
A skysail of a triangular form.
[Rare]
(b)
A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been
sometimes set above the skysail.
[Obs.]
2.
(a)
A very tall building.
(b)
Hence,
anything usually large, high, or excessive.
[Slang or
Colloq.]
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