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skiver definition

skiver (skī′vər)

noun

  1. a soft, thin leather made from the outer half of split sheepskin and used for bookbindings, hat linings, etc.
  2. a person who skives leather
  3. a tool used in skiving leather

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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