SKIVE

skive

(verb) remove the surface of; “skive leather”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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