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skive

American  
[skahyv] / skaɪv /

verb (used with object)

skived, skiving

  1. to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.

  2. to shave, as hides.

  3. to finish the turning of (a metal object) by feeding a tool against it tangentially.

skive 1 British  
/ skaɪv /

verb

  1. (tr) to shave or remove the surface of (leather)

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skive 2 British  
/ skaɪv /

verb

  1. informal to evade (work or responsibility)

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Etymology

Origin of skive

1815–25; perhaps < Old Norse skīfa slice

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