Definition of skim

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Skim (v. t.) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth..

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Shearbill :: Shearbill (n.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) To take the cream from; to skim.
Igloo :: Igloo (n.) An Eskimo snow house.
Skimmingly :: Skimmingly (adv.) In a skimming manner.
Kayak :: Kayak (n.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes..
Keel :: Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.
Skimping :: Skimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skim.
Hypognatous :: Hypognatous (a.) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper, as in the skimmer..
Quillback :: Quillback (n.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, / Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback..
Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To hasten along with superficial attention.
Skim :: Skim (v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
Scummer :: Scummer (n.) An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.
Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
Skim :: Skim (v. t.) To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream..
Scum :: Scum (v. t.) To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing..
Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface..
Rabble :: Rabble (v. t.) To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron..
Scissorsbill :: Scissorsbill (n.) See Skimmer.
Skimitry :: Skimitry (n.) See Skimmington.
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