skiver

[ skahy-ver ]

/ ˈskaɪ vər /

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noun

a person or thing that skives.

a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings.

Origin of skiver

First recorded in 1790–1800; skive + -er¹

Words nearby skiver

skittery, skittish, skittle, skittle out, skive, skiver, skivvy, skiwear, sklent, skoal, Škoda

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Example sentences from the Web for skiver

Skiver is the outside of a sheepskin which has been split, the inner side being known as the flesher.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey
Cherries are made in the same manner as grapes, and the stalk neatly covered with skiver leather.
A Complete Guide to the Ornamental Leather Work|James Revell
How I execrated that ill-starred jade, and the Dutch skiver, but for whom I might at this moment have been my own master.
Kilgorman|Talbot Baines Reed
Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington

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

British Dictionary definitions for skiver (1 of 2)

skiver¹

/ (ˈskaɪvə) /

noun

the tanned outer layer split from a skin

a person, tool, or machine that skives

British Dictionary definitions for skiver (2 of 2)

skiver²

/ (ˈskaɪvə) /

noun

British slang a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility

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单词	skiver
释义	skiver [ skahy-ver ] / ˈskaɪ vər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skiver ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that skives. a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings. Origin of skiver First recorded in 1790–1800; skive + -er¹ Words nearby skiver skittery, skittish, skittle, skittle out, skive, skiver, skivvy, skiwear, sklent, skoal, Škoda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skiver Skiver is the outside of a sheepskin which has been split, the inner side being known as the flesher. Library Bookbinding\|Arthur Low Bailey Cherries are made in the same manner as grapes, and the stalk neatly covered with skiver leather. A Complete Guide to the Ornamental Leather Work\|James Revell How I execrated that ill-starred jade, and the Dutch skiver, but for whom I might at this moment have been my own master. Kilgorman\|Talbot Baines Reed Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks? The Broken Sword\|Dennison Worthington Bone and shell in small amounts were found here, and among them the skiver shown at d in plate 36. Archeological Investigations\|Gerard Fowke British Dictionary definitions for skiver (1 of 2) skiver¹ / (ˈskaɪvə) / noun the tanned outer layer split from a skin a person, tool, or machine that skives British Dictionary definitions for skiver (2 of 2) skiver² / (ˈskaɪvə) / noun British slang a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to skiver bayonet, dagger, blade, sword, skewer, machete, sickle, cutter, scalpel, prick, transfix, lance, steel, shank, point, edge, cutlass, sabre, switchblade, scythe
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skiver

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Origin of skiver

Words nearby skiver

Example sentences from the Web for skiver

British Dictionary definitions for skiver (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for skiver (2 of 2)

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