skive
[ skahyv ]
verb (used with object),skived, skiv·ing.
to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.
to shave, as hides.
to finish the turning of (a metal object) by feeding a tool against it tangentially.
Origin of skive
11815–25; perhaps <Old Norse skīfa slice
Words Nearby skive
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British Dictionary definitions for skive (1 of 2)
skive1
/ (skaɪv) /
verb
(tr) to shave or remove the surface of (leather)
Origin of skive
1C19: from Old Norse skifa; related to English dialect shive a slice of bread
British Dictionary definitions for skive (2 of 2)
skive2
/ (skaɪv) /
verb
(when intr, often foll by off) British informal to evade (work or responsibility)
Origin of skive
2C20: of unknown origin
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