As nouns the difference between skive and slive
is that
skive is the iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem while
slive is (dialectal) a slice or sliver; , chip.
As verbs the difference between skive and slive
is that
skive is to pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather) while
slive is (transitive|obsolete|or|dialectal) to cut; split; separate or
slive can be (dialectal|northern england|scotland) to sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.