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View synonyms for skive
skive
[ skahyv ]
verb (used with object)
, skived, skiv·ing.
- to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.
- to shave, as hides.
- to finish the turning of (a metal object) by feeding a tool against it tangentially.
skive
1/ skaɪv /
verb
- tr to shave or remove the surface of (leather)
skive
2/ skaɪv /
verb
- informal.whenintr, often foll by off to evade (work or responsibility)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skive1
1815–25; perhaps < Old Norse skīfa slice
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skive1
C19: from Old Norse skifa; related to English dialect shive a slice of bread
Origin of skive2
C20: of unknown origin
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