skiver
a person or thing that skives.
a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings.
Origin of skiver
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How to use skiver in a sentence
Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonHow I execrated that ill-starred jade, and the Dutch skiver, but for whom I might at this moment have been my own master.
Kilgorman | Talbot Baines Reedskiver is the outside of a sheepskin which has been split, the inner side being known as the flesher.
Library Bookbinding | Arthur Low BaileyCherries are made in the same manner as grapes, and the stalk neatly covered with skiver leather.
A Complete Guide to the Ornamental Leather Work | James RevellBone and shell in small amounts were found here, and among them the skiver shown at d in plate 36.
Archeological Investigations | Gerard Fowke
British Dictionary definitions for skiver (1 of 2)
/ (ˈskaɪvə) /
the tanned outer layer split from a skin
a person, tool, or machine that skives
British Dictionary definitions for skiver (2 of 2)
/ (ˈskaɪvə) /
British slang a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility
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