Antonyms for skiver


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : skahy-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskaɪ vər


Definition of skiver

  • As in knife : noun cutting tool
  • As in transfix : verb pierce
  • As in impale : verb stab
Example sentences :
  • Skiver is the outside of a sheepskin which has been split, the inner side being known as the flesher.
  • Extract from : « Library Bookbinding » by Arthur Low Bailey
  • Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?
  • Extract from : « The Broken Sword » by Dennison Worthington
  • You don't mean to say that they skiver over such fences on purpose?
  • Extract from : « Phemie Frost's Experiences » by Ann S. Stephens
  • Bone and shell in small amounts were found here, and among them the skiver shown at d in plate 36.
  • Extract from : « Archeological Investigations » by Gerard Fowke
  • Cherries are made in the same manner as grapes, and the stalk neatly covered with skiver leather.
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to the Ornamental Leather Work » by James Revell
  • How I execrated that ill-starred jade, and the Dutch skiver, but for whom I might at this moment have been my own master.
  • Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

Synonyms for skiver

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