skiving
present participle of skive
skiving (plural skivings)
A piece made in skiving (the paring or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
• 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, 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
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
