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skiver

[ skahy-ver ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that skives.
  2. a thin, soft leather made from sheepskin, used for hat linings and book bindings.


skiver

1

/ ˈ첹ɪə /

noun

  1. the tanned outer layer split from a skin
  2. a person, tool, or machine that skives
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

skiver

2

/ ˈ첹ɪə /

noun

  1. slang.
    a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of skiver1

First recorded in 1790–1800; skive + -er 1
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Lauren Skiver, the chief executive and general manager of SunLine, said that she had invited other transit agencies and utilities to see just how far hydrogen had come but that she had often met with disbelief and ambivalence.

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“We try to meet with them all the time: ‘Look what we’re doing on hydrogen,’” Ms. Skiver said.

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If a university does not produce the occasional eloquent skiver, or unquenchably verbal time-waster, it is not fulfilling its true end.

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So, we need to construct a new narrative; one that reflects the reality of people’s lives, not an imagined one-dimensional “scrounger” or “skiver”.

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A British Airways survey found more than half of the working population don't use all their holiday allowance, and more than a third of UK workers are afraid to take a two-week holiday in case their colleagues think they're a bit of a skiver.

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