Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skerry \Sker"ry\, n.; pl. {Skerries}. [Of Scand. origin; cf.
   Icel. sker, Sw. sk["a]r, Dan. ski?r. Cf. {Scar} a bank.]
   A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [Scot.]