skivingn.¹

Etymology: < skive v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈskiving.

1. (See quots.)

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > parts or dirt removed from hide

tawing1611

skivinga1825

fleshing1860

scud1885

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Skivings, the parings of hides, to be boiled into glue.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1281/2 By splitting so as to preserve the grain side, one sheet of very fair leather may be obtained, while the other (skiving) is fit for trunk-covers, etc.

2. The action of splitting leather, etc.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other processes of treating leather

curryc1430

currying1481

fire-curing1844

buffing1856

boarding1870

pebbling1875

skivinga1884

nourishment1897

seasoning1897

samming1909

a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 820/2 Skiving, the act of removing the rough fleshy portion from the inner surface of a skin.

1893 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 7/2 ‘Skiving’ has hitherto been thought impracticable, but specimens of this process applied to the Surrey pneumatic tyres were shown by the patentee.

3. attributive, as skiving-knife, skiving machine, skiving process, skiving-tool.

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1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1277/1 It is a skiving process, and is usually performed on a skiving or shaving machine.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2197/1 Skiving-knife; skiving-tool.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

skivingn.²

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪvɪŋ/

Forms: see skive v.³ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skive v.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < skive v.³ + -ing suffix¹. Compare skiver n.³, skive n.³

1. U.S. College slang. At the University of Notre Dame: the action of leaving the college campus without permission. Also occasionally in extended use with reference to other disciplinary matters. Also skiving-out. Cf. skive v.³ 1, skiver n.³ 1. Now disused.

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1885 Notre Dame Scholastic 13 June 641/1 Sit still, my heart, sit still! No skiving now.

1896 Notre Dame Scholastic 6 June 582/2 This is jolly skiving weather.

1918 Notre Dame Scholastic 19 Oct. 32/1 ‘Skiving ain't what it used to be,’ especially with armed guards watching gates.

1984 Scholastic (Univ. Notre Dame) Apr. 31/2 There are countless stories to be heard by alumini who graduated in the 50's, everything from ‘skiving-out’ after curfew to running a still.

2. colloquial (chiefly British). The action of avoiding work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirking.

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the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion

blanching1642

skulking1805

soldiering1840

malingery1841

malingering1861

old soldierism1866

old soldiering1867

scrimshanking1881

shirking1899

gold-bricking1918

lead-swinging1930

skive1958

skiving1958

scowing1959

1958 Daily Mail 18 July 3/3 You do two hours' work a day and spend the rest of the time dodging. In the Army we called it swinging the lead, but on the railway it's called skiving.

1974 New Society 19 Sept. 727/1 It is among managerial and professional workers that sponging, skiving and malingering is epidemic.

2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan iii. 21 I suppose I had what they now call ‘school phobia’ but then wasn't called anything except skiving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

skivingadj.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skive v.³, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < skive v.³ + -ing suffix².

slang (originally and chiefly British). Frequently depreciative.

That skives off from work or school, or shirks a duty, esp. habitually. Cf. skiver n.³

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the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > that avoids or shuns > avoiding duty, work, or exertion

kid glove1856

malingering1862

scrimshanking1881

shirking1883

clock-watching1889

shirky1897

lead-swinging1930

skiving1959

1959 G. Kent Queen's Corporal i, in Six Granada Plays (1960) 82 That skiving git Jim Taylor.

1994 A. Hamilton & A. Beaton Drop Dead Donkey 2000 17 I'm the most efficient person in this building. I'm surrounded by lazy, ligging, skiving hacks.

2005 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 9 Jan. (Review) 3 On returning to the office he demanded to know why ‘you skiving bastards’ hadn't written his obituary yet.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹a1825

n.²1885

adj.1959

单词	skiving
释义	skivingn.¹ Etymology: < skive v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈskiving. 1. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > parts or dirt removed from hide tawing1611 skivinga1825 fleshing1860 scud1885 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Skivings, the parings of hides, to be boiled into glue. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1281/2 By splitting so as to preserve the grain side, one sheet of very fair leather may be obtained, while the other (skiving) is fit for trunk-covers, etc. 2. The action of splitting leather, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other processes of treating leather curryc1430 currying1481 fire-curing1844 buffing1856 boarding1870 pebbling1875 skivinga1884 nourishment1897 seasoning1897 samming1909 a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 820/2 Skiving, the act of removing the rough fleshy portion from the inner surface of a skin. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 7/2 ‘Skiving’ has hitherto been thought impracticable, but specimens of this process applied to the Surrey pneumatic tyres were shown by the patentee. 3. attributive, as skiving-knife, skiving machine, skiving process, skiving-tool. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1277/1 It is a skiving process, and is usually performed on a skiving or shaving machine. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2197/1 Skiving-knife; skiving-tool. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). skivingn.² Brit. /ˈskʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪvɪŋ/ Forms: see skive v.³ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skive v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < skive v.³ + -ing suffix¹. Compare skiver n.³, skive n.³ 1. U.S. College slang. At the University of Notre Dame: the action of leaving the college campus without permission. Also occasionally in extended use with reference to other disciplinary matters. Also skiving-out. Cf. skive v.³ 1, skiver n.³ 1. Now disused. ΚΠ 1885 Notre Dame Scholastic 13 June 641/1 Sit still, my heart, sit still! No skiving now. 1896 Notre Dame Scholastic 6 June 582/2 This is jolly skiving weather. 1918 Notre Dame Scholastic 19 Oct. 32/1 ‘Skiving ain't what it used to be,’ especially with armed guards watching gates. 1984 Scholastic (Univ. Notre Dame) Apr. 31/2 There are countless stories to be heard by alumini who graduated in the 50's, everything from ‘skiving-out’ after curfew to running a still. 2. colloquial (chiefly British). The action of avoiding work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirking. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion blanching1642 skulking1805 soldiering1840 malingery1841 malingering1861 old soldierism1866 old soldiering1867 scrimshanking1881 shirking1899 gold-bricking1918 lead-swinging1930 skive1958 skiving1958 scowing1959 1958 Daily Mail 18 July 3/3 You do two hours' work a day and spend the rest of the time dodging. In the Army we called it swinging the lead, but on the railway it's called skiving. 1974 New Society 19 Sept. 727/1 It is among managerial and professional workers that sponging, skiving and malingering is epidemic. 2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan iii. 21 I suppose I had what they now call ‘school phobia’ but then wasn't called anything except skiving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skivingadj. Brit. /ˈskʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skive v.³, -ing suffix². Etymology: < skive v.³ + -ing suffix². slang (originally and chiefly British). Frequently depreciative. That skives off from work or school, or shirks a duty, esp. habitually. Cf. skiver n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > that avoids or shuns > avoiding duty, work, or exertion kid glove1856 malingering1862 scrimshanking1881 shirking1883 clock-watching1889 shirky1897 lead-swinging1930 skiving1959 1959 G. Kent Queen's Corporal i, in Six Granada Plays (1960) 82 That skiving git Jim Taylor. 1994 A. Hamilton & A. Beaton Drop Dead Donkey 2000 17 I'm the most efficient person in this building. I'm surrounded by lazy, ligging, skiving hacks. 2005 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 9 Jan. (Review) 3 On returning to the office he demanded to know why ‘you skiving bastards’ hadn't written his obituary yet. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1825n.²1885adj.1959
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