skiving

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noun

A piece made in skiving (paring or splitting) leather, especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skive
nounskiving (plural skivings)

plural skivings

  1. A piece made in skiving (paring or splitting) leather, especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
  2. artsA type of machining that skives metal, with various applications including gear cutting.
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APA

skiving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiving

MLA

“skiving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skiving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiving.

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