skin-dive
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- skin diver noun
Etymology
Origin of skin-dive
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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White himself learned to fly and skin-dive, was a proficient cameraman, hunter, horseman, sailor, archer, painter, naturalist, fisherman, falconer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally Tom said, "Bud, we could skin-dive at this depth."
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles
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