skive

tr.v., skived, skiv·ing, skives.

To cut thin layers off (leather or rubber, for example); pare.

[Of Scandinavian origin.]

[perh. ad. Fr. esquiver, to dodge, slink away]
UK slang (orig. Military)  to avoid work by absenting oneself, to play truant; hence, skiving (cf. mitching)

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: remove the surface of

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - stikke af, luske sig fra
n. - list, kneb

2.
v. tr. - skærfe

Nederlands (Dutch)
lijntrekker, zich onttrekken aan werk

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - tirer au flanc, sécher l'école, ne pas aller au boulot, se tirer
n. - planque (fam)

2.
v. tr. - rogner/réduire (le bord d'un cuir)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schwänzen
n. - Schwænzer

2.
v. - schaben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ψιλοκόβω (ελαστικό ή δέρμα), τροχίζω έδρα πολύτιμου λίθου, (καθομ.) λουφάρω, κάνω κοπάνα
n. - (καθομ.) λούφα, κοπάνα, εύκολη λύση

Italiano (Italian)
il bighellonare, bighellonare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - folhear, polir pedra preciosa

Русский (Russian)
алмазный круг, стачивать, зачищать, халтурить, уклоняться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - remolonear
n. - opción fácil

2.
v. tr. - cortar en capas finas, pulir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skolka, spalta, klyva
n. - spaltning, klyvning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
削, 割, 剥

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 削, 割, 剝

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - (자리를 비움으로써) 일을 게을리하다, (의무를) 회피하다
n. - 책임 회피, 게으름, 쉬운 일

2.
v. tr. - (가죽 등을) 얇게 찢다, (가죽을) 벗기다, (보석을) 갈아서 닦다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 削る, 磨く, 仕事をさぼる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقطع ألجلد أو ألمطاط ألى شرائح, يشرح (الاسم) قطعه أو شريحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חמק מעבודה או ממילוי תפקיד‬
n. - ‮נמנע מעבודה‬
v. tr. - ‮קרצף את קצה העור או חומר אחר כדי להפחית מעוביו‬

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