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  • 41skim milk — skim n milk from which the cream has been taken called also skimmed milk * * * milk from which some or all of the cream has been removed; see lowfat m. and nonfat m …

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  • 42skim|ble-scam|ble — skim|ble skam|ble or skim|ble scam|ble «SKIHM buhl SKAM buhl, SKIHM uhl SKAM uhl», adjective, noun. Archaic. –adj. rambling; confused; silly: »Such a deal of skimble scamble stuff, as puts me from my faith (Shakespeare). –n. nonsense; gabble …

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  • 43skim|ble-skam|ble — or skim|ble scam|ble «SKIHM buhl SKAM buhl, SKIHM uhl SKAM uhl», adjective, noun. Archaic. –adj. rambling; confused; silly: »Such a deal of skimble scamble stuff, as puts me from my faith (Shakespeare). –n. nonsense; gabble …

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  • 44skim something off — ˌskim sth/sbˈoff derived to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way • Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service. Main entry: ↑skimderived …

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  • 45skim somebody off — ˌskim sth/sbˈoff derived to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way • Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service. Main entry: ↑skimderived …

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  • 46Skim gate — Skim gate. См. Шлаковый барьер. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

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  • 47skim milk or skimmed milk — [ ,skımd mılk ] noun uncount milk which has the cream removed from it: NONFAT MILK …

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  • 48skim milk — skim′ milk′ or skimmed′ milk′ n. coo milk from which the cream has been skimmed • Etymology: 1590–1600 …

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  • 49skim milk — n. milk from which the cream has been removed: also skimmed milk …

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  • 50skim|mer — «SKIHM uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that skims. 2. a shallow ladle, full of holes, with a long handle. It is used in skimming liquids. 3. a kind of sea bird that skims the surface of the water to get food; scissorbill. The skimmers comprise a …

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