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skiving Definition


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skive
verb skived, skiving
    intr
    1. To pare or split leather.
    (Brit)
    tr & intr
    2. colloq
      To evade work or a duty, especially through laziness.
      Example: I'm going to skive French today
      Example: We're skiving off class today
      Form: skive off (also)
noun
    1. The act or an instance of skiving.
      Example: I chose drama instead of PE ‘cos it's such a skive
Derivative: skiving
noun
    Derivative: skivy
    adj
      Etymology: 19c: from Norse skifa.



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