skiver

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A slacker
One who uses a skive (or skives)
An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed
{i} thin leather skin (used for bookbinding); one who cuts off in thin slices, one who pares
The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as sheepskins
It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc
skive
The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem
skive
To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather)
skive
To avoid one's assigned work or duty. To slack off
skive
To avoid ones assigned work or duty. To slack off
skive
A cut made on an angle to the surface to produce a tapered or feathered cut
skive
remove the surface of; "skive leather
skive
{f} slice or cut off in thin layers, shave, pare
skive
remove the surface of; "skive leather"
skive
the removal of a short length of cover and/or tube to permit the attachment of a fitting directly over the hose reinforcement
skive
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 )
skivers
plural of skiver
skiver

    Расстановка переносов

    ski·ver

    Турецкое произношение

    skayvır

    Произношение

    /ˈskīvər/ /ˈskaɪvɜr/
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