See Also: skive(1)(dictionary)
skive(2)(dictionary)
skive(dictionary)
skive(dictionary)

skive(2) (iou)



skive verb1 & noun2. E19.
[Old Norse skifa; rel. to SHIVE noun1.]
A. verb trans. Cut (esp. leather or rubber) into strips; shave, pare, trim, (also foll. by off). E19.
W. Mayne Adam skived off a shaving of grey wood.
b. noun. = SKIVER noun2 1. rare. L19.
skiving noun (a) = SKIVER noun2 1; (b) the action or an act of paring leather etc.: E19.