- skives
- skaɪv v. slice or cut off in thin layers, shave, pare
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
skives
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skiv|er — «SKY vuhr», noun. 1. a) a person who skives. b) a tool that skives; knife for skiving. 2. a thin, soft leather sliced from the grain side of sheepskin, used for bookbinding and sweatbands in hats … Useful english dictionary
skiver — noun Date: 1800 1. a thin soft leather made of the grain side of a split sheepskin, usually tanned in sumac and dyed 2. one that skives something (as leather) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Скиве (коммуна) — Скиве Skive Страна Дания Входит в Центральная Ютландия Бургомистр Флемминг Эскильдсен (Flemming Eskildsen) Население (2 … Википедия
skiver — /skuy veuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that skives. 2. a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings. [1790 1800; SKIVE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
skiver — noun a) One who uses a skive (or skives) b) A slacker … Wiktionary
skiver — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland n someone who avoids work II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary one who skives … English dialects glossary
skive — [[t]ska͟ɪv[/t]] skives, skiving, skived VERB If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The company treated me as though I were skiving. Derived words: skiver plural N… … English dictionary
skive — UK [skaɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skive : present tense I/you/we/they skive he/she/it skives present participle skiving past tense skived past participle skived British informal to not be at work or school when you should be there He … English dictionary
skive off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms skive off : present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense skived off past participle skived off British informal skive off something to avoid … English dictionary
skiver — /ˈskaɪvə/ (say skuyvuh) noun 1. someone or something that skives. 2. a thin sheepskin used for bookbinding, gloves, etc …
