skiver

[ skahy-ver ]

noun

1. a person or thing that skives.
2. a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings.

skiver

¹

/ ˈskaɪvə /

noun

1. slang.
   a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility

skiver

²

/ ˈskaɪvə /

noun

1. the tanned outer layer split from a skin
2. a person, tool, or machine that skives

Word History and Origins

Origin of skiver¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; skive + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?

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How I execrated that ill-starred jade, and the Dutch skiver, but for whom I might at this moment have been my own master.

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Skiver is the outside of a sheepskin which has been split, the inner side being known as the flesher.

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Cherries are made in the same manner as grapes, and the stalk neatly covered with skiver leather.

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Bone and shell in small amounts were found here, and among them the skiver shown at d in plate 36.

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