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  • 91skim-milk — …

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  • 92hy|dro|skim|mer — «HY droh SKIHM uhr», noun. a hovercraft for traveling over water, with a fin along each side that pierces the water s surface: »Using a “cushion of air,” the hydroskimmer has no upper limit on the speed at which it can “fly” nor on the weight… …

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  • 93To skim through — Бегло просматривать …

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  • 94skimmity — skim·mi·ty …

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  • 95Skimmed — Skim Skim (sk[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimmed} (sk[i^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimming}.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken. [root]158. See {Scum}.] 1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that… …

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  • 96Skimming — Skim Skim (sk[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimmed} (sk[i^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimming}.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken. [root]158. See {Scum}.] 1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that… …

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  • 97skimmer — /skim euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that skims. 2. a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids. 3. any of several gull like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while …

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  • 98Skimboard — Skim Board amateur France Juillet 2005. L attaque du « Shore break » …

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  • 99skimmerton — /skim euhr teuhn/, n. Chiefly Hudson Valley. shivaree (def. 1). Also, skimmelton /skim euhl teuhn/. [cf., in Britain, skimmington, skim(m)iting a similar rural custom intended to ridicule an unfaithful or abusive husband or wife, orig., an effigy …

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  • 100skimmer — skim ► VERB (skimmed, skimming) 1) remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid. 2) move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air. 3) read through quickly, noting only the important points. 4) (skim over) deal with or… …

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