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[skee] 
noun, plural skis, ski, verb, skied, ski⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow. |
| 2. | water ski. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to travel on skis, as for sport. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland. |
Also, skee.
Origin:
1745–55; < Norw; ON skīth; c. OE scīd strip of wood, G Scheit thin board
1745–55; < Norw; ON skīth; c. OE scīd strip of wood, G Scheit thin board
Related forms:
ski⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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| ski (skē) n. pl. skis
v. intr. To travel or glide on skis, especially as a sport. v. tr. To travel or glide over on skis: ski a mountain slope. [Norwegian, from Old Norse skīdh, stick, snowshoe; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] ski'a·ble adj., ski'er n. |
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