skives

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The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem
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To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather)
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To avoid one's assigned work or duty. To slack off
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To avoid ones assigned work or duty. To slack off
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A cut made on an angle to the surface to produce a tapered or feathered cut
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remove the surface of; "skive leather
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{f} slice or cut off in thin layers, shave, pare
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remove the surface of; "skive leather"
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the removal of a short length of cover and/or tube to permit the attachment of a fitting directly over the hose reinforcement
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If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working. The company treated me as though I were skiving. Skive off means the same as skive. `I absolutely hated school,' Rachel says. `I skived off all the time.' Almost everybody's kids skive off school. To cut thin layers off (leather or rubber, for example); pare. to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission (Perhaps from esquiver )