Skipper

Morpheme

Skipper

Type

free base

Denotation

barn or shed to take shelter in, take shelter in a barn or shed

Etymology

Welsh ysgubor; Middle Welsh yscubawr; Old Welsh scipaur

Evidence

skipper, skippered, skippering, skippers

Notes

<e> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
homophone of <Skip + -(e)r>