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skiv⋅er

  [skahy-ver]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that skives.
2. a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings.
Origin:
1790–1800; skive + -er 1
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skiv·er   (skī'vər)   
n.  
  1. One, such as a cutting tool, that skives.
  2. A soft thin leather split off the outside of sheepskin and used for bookbinding.
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Skiver

Skiv"er\, n. [Cf. Skewer, Shiver a fragment.]

1. An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.

2. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as sheepskins.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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