skiving

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skiving

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of skive

noun skivings

A piece made in skiving (paring or splitting) leather, especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
A type of machining that skives metal, with various applications including gear cutting.

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@misc{skiving_2026,
  title = {skiving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skiving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}