(1):
(n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; - so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
(2):
(n.) A ship boy.
(3):
(n.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.
(4):
(n.) One who, or that which, skips.
(5):
(n.) A young, thoughtless person.
(6):
(n.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus).
(7):
(n.) The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.