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skiving
Word definitions for skiving in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skiving \Ski"ving\, n. The act of paring or splitting leather or skins. A piece made in paring or splitting leather; specifically, the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Skiving is the process used in leather crafting to reduce the thickness of leather, especially in areas that are to be bent or folded and which must be pliable without becoming weakened. It is usually performed on the "flesh" side of a piece of leather ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A piece made in skiving (the pare or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side. vb. (present participle of skive English)
Usage examples of skiving.
I wish Fred and George'd hurry up and get those Skiving Snackboxes sorted .
There was also an incredible amount of noise in the room: Fred and George appeared finally to have perfected one type of Skiving Snackbox, which they were taking turns to demonstrate to a cheering and whooping crowd.
They found Fred and George debating whether to use one of their own Skiving Snackboxes to get out of flying.
He stared around, looking up at the boxes piled to the ceiling: Here were the Skiving Snackboxes that the twins had perfected during their last, unfinished year at Hogwarts.