SKIVING

Verb

skiving

present participle of skive

Noun

skiving (plural skivings)

A piece made in skiving (the paring or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.

Anagrams

• Vikings, vikings

Source: Wiktionary


Ski"ving, n.

1. The act of paring or splitting leather or skins.

2. A piece made in paring or splitting leather; specifically, the part from the inner, or flesh, side.

SKIVE

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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PARADE

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