2. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as sheepskins. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
skiver — [skī′vər] n. 1. a soft, thin leather made from the outer half of split sheepskin and used for bookbindings, hat linings, etc. 2. a person who skives leather 3. a tool used in skiving leather … English World dictionary
skiver — (noun)) 1) a skewer such as a forked stick on which fish strung through the gills or imapled for carrying (Newfoundland); (noun) 2) the load of trout carried on a skiver; (verb) 2) to pierce or impale such as bait on a hook or stringing trout… … Dictionary of ichthyology
skiver — skive UK US /skaɪv/ verb [I] (also skive off) UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE ► to do something else when you should be working: » We realized that we could skive without the management noticing. »He was always skiving off and going to the cinema. skiver… … Financial and business terms
skiver — skive Brit. informal ► VERB ▪ avoid work or a duty; shirk. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of shirking. DERIVATIVES skiver noun. ORIGIN perhaps from French esquiver slink away … English terms dictionary
skiver — noun Date: 1800 1. a thin soft leather made of the grain side of a split sheepskin, usually tanned in sumac and dyed 2. one that skives something (as leather) … New Collegiate Dictionary
skiver — /skuy veuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that skives. 2. a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings. [1790 1800; SKIVE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
skiver — noun a) One who uses a skive (or skives) b) A slacker … Wiktionary
skiver — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland n someone who avoids work II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary one who skives … English dialects glossary
skiver — n. thin leather skin (used for bookbinding); one who cuts off in thin slices, one who pares … English contemporary dictionary
skiver — Noun. A shirker, one who evades doing their work or duties … English slang and colloquialisms
