Sekirov Dictionary

skiver

UK /ˈskaɪvə/US /ˈskaɪvəɹ/

noun6

  1. (UK, informal) A slacker.
  2. (UK, informal) A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.
  3. One who uses a skive (or skives).
  4. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.
  5. An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
  6. (dialect) A skewer.

verb1

  1. (dialect, UK) To skewer, impale.
forms

skivered · skivering · skivers

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