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skive
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. remove the surface of; "skive leather"
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons. ▪ She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Barry had most likely told her he was ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skive \Skive\, v. t. To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Skive or skiving may refer to: Skive, Denmark , a place in Denmark Skive Municipality Skive Airport Skive station Skive fH , a handball club Skive IK , a football club Skive RC , a rugby club Skiving (leathercraft) , the thinning of a piece of leather using ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem. vb. 1 To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather). 2 (context British English) To avoid one's lessons or, sometimes, work. Chiefly at school or university. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"split or cut into strips, pare off, grind away," 1825, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skifa "to cut, split," from Proto-Germanic *skif- , from Proto-Indo-European *skei- "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Related: Skived ; skiving .
Usage examples of skive.
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.
In that he had found a soulmate in Rojer Raven-Lyon up to the point where said fifteen year old skived out of regular duties - and Rojer was definitely delinquent in these right now.
Del Falco turned piss ant with a vengeance when you skived off' she said, 'which made him difficult enough until Clancy was yanked off too.
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.