skives; skived; skiving
Definition of skive
(Entry 1 of 2)
British, informal
: to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission
… 71 per cent said rewards for good ideas and punctuality would make them work harder and not skive … — South Wales Evening Post Tam is 15 and he's skiving school.— Julie Mccaffrey
—often used with off I once worked in a hospital garden where my workmate skived off every day with "backache" and disappeared to work on his car at home.— Louis De Bernières
skive
verb (2)
skived; skiving
Definition of skive (Entry 2 of 2)
: to cut off (a material, such as leather or rubber) in thin layers or pieces : pare
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The first known use of skive was circa 1825
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