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Skives vs Skiver - What's the difference?

skives | skiver |

As nouns the difference between skives and skiver

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

As verbs the difference between skives and skiver

is that skives is (skive) while skiver is to skewer, impale.

skives

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (skive)

    • 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.
    ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

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