skiver

skiver · noun¹

1. French · derived fromesquiver“slink away”
2. English todayskiver

From skive (“play truant”) + -er. Probably from French esquiver (“slink away”).

skiver · noun, verb²

1. Dutch · derived fromschijf“slice”
2. English todayskiver

From skive (“to shave”) + -er. Probably from Dutch schijf (“slice”), probably influenced by shive.

Skiver · proper noun³

Occupation surname, from skiver (“one who polishes diamonds”).

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