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skives; skived; skiving
South Wales Evening Post skived; skiving
: to cut off (a material, such as leather or rubber) in thin layers or pieces : pare
Example Sentences
Verb (1) He works for his mother and feels he can skive off whenever he feels like it. She skived off school twice last month.
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
probably borrowed from French esquiver "to dodge, sidestep, evade," in part borrowed from Spanish esquivar, derivative of esquivo "unsociable, shy" (earlier also "sinister, evil"), perhaps borrowed from Gothic *skiuh-, going back to Germanic *skeuh-a-; in part borrowed from Italian schivare "to avoid, shun," borrowed from Old French eschuir, eschiver — more at shy entry 1, eschew
Verb (2)
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīfa to slice
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1895, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
circa 1825, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
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