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SKIVE
skive
(verb) remove the surface of; “skive leather”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
skive (third-person singular simple present skives, present participle skiving, simple past and past participle skived)
(British, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
Synonyms
• skive off
• skip
• play hooky (US)
• see play truant
Noun
skive (plural skives)
(British, informal) Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.
(British, informal) An act of avoiding lessons or work.
Etymology 2
Noun
skive (plural skives)
A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.
An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.
Verb
skive (third-person singular simple present skives, present participle skiving, simple past and past participle skived)
To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.
Anagrams
• kievs, kives, vikes
Source: Wiktionary
Skive, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. skifa a shaving, slice, E. shive, sheave.]
Definition: The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.
Skive, v. t.
Definition: To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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