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Skiver vs Skier - What's the difference?

skiver | skier |

As nouns the difference between skiver and skier

is that skiver is one who uses a skive (or skives) while skier is .

As a verb skiver

is to skewer, impale.

skiver

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who uses a skive (or skives).
  • A slacker.
  • (dialect) A skewer.
  • An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
  • The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To skewer, impale.
  • *1863 , Le Fanu,
    • [...] '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.
  • *1887 , Thomas Hardy, The Woodlanders ,
    • I'll finish heating the oven, and set you free to go and skiver up them ducks.
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    skier

    English

    Etymology 1

    ski +

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who skis.

    • Etymology 2

    sky +

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
  • * 2002, Jeff Green, "New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style", Cricinfo:
    • However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.
  • * 2012, Harry Pearson, "There's always a catch – unless it's me or Monty underneath the ball", The Guardian:
    • The second thing I did my best to get out of was the unpleasant position Monty found himself in rather too often in Sri Lanka: standing under a skier in the deep.

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