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Meaning of skiver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈskaɪvə

Definitions

  1. A slacker.
  2. One who uses a skive (or skives).
  3. A surname.
  4. A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.
  5. A skewer.
  6. An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
  7. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά λουφαδόρος
Polski nygus

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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