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skivvy1 definition

skivvy (skiv′ē)

noun pl. skivvies -·vies

  1. a man's, esp. a sailor's, short-sleeved undershirt
    usually skivvy shirt
  2. men's underwear

Etymology: < ?

skivvy2 definition

skivvy (skiv′ē)

noun pl. skivvies -·vies

Brit. housemaid: a contemptuous term

Etymology: < ?

intransitive verb skivvied -·vied, skivvying -·vy·ing

Brit. to do menial work

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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