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Rareskiving
The correct spelling is skiving.
How to pronounce skiving
verb
Say it like: Ski-vin-g
The correct spelling is skiving. To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
- 2.To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.
noun
- 1.A piece made in skiving (the paring or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
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