skive

[ skahyv ]
/ skaɪv /
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verb (used with object), skived, skiv·ing.

to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.
to shave, as hides.
to finish the turning of (a metal object) by feeding a tool against it tangentially.

Origin of skive

1815–25; perhaps < Old Norse skīfa slice

Words nearby skive

skitter, skittery, skittish, skittle, skittle out, skive, skiver, skivvy, skiwear, sklent, skoal

Words related to skive

shave, lower, prune, reduce, scrape, decrease, slash, shorten, shear, snip, trim, mow, slice, rip, carve, curtail, divide, cut, clip, flay

British Dictionary definitions for skive (1 of 2)

skive 1
/ (skaɪv) /

verb

(tr) to shave or remove the surface of (leather)

Word Origin for skive

C19: from Old Norse skifa; related to English dialect shive a slice of bread

British Dictionary definitions for skive (2 of 2)

skive 2
/ (skaɪv) /

verb

(when intr, often foll by off) British informal to evade (work or responsibility)

Word Origin for skive

C20: of unknown origin