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skiver

The definition of a skiver is a slice of leather or sheep skin used for binding books, or a tool that slices thin strips of leather.

(noun)

An example of a skiver is a thin slice of leather.
An example of a skiver is a tool with a flat blade that runs along sheep skin to make thin slices.

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See skiver in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

See skiver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One, such as a cutting tool, that skives.
A soft thin leather split off the outside of sheepskin and used for bookbinding.

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