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Skiver

//ˈskaɪvəɹ// name, noun, verb, slang

Proper Noun

Noun

1
A slacker. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal
2
One who uses a skive (or skives). Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal
3
A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal
4
A skewer. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dialectal, informal
5
An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal

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6
The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal

Verb

1
To skewer, impale. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dialectal, informal
"[…] it's I that wishes I could be sure 'twas malice, I'd skiver you, heels and elbows, on my sword, and roast you alive on that fire."

Etymology 1

From skive (“play truant”) + -er. Probably from French esquiver (“slink away”).

Etymology 2

From skive (“to shave”) + -er. Probably from Dutch schijf (“slice”), probably influenced by shive.

Etymology 3

From skive (“to shave”) + -er. Probably from Dutch schijf (“slice”), probably influenced by shive.

Etymology 4

Occupation surname, from skiver (“one who polishes diamonds”).

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