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Skimmed :: Skimmed (imp. & p. p.) of Ski.

Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing..

Quillback :: Quillback (n.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, / Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback..

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

Scummer :: Scummer (n.) An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.

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..

Skimp :: Skimp (v. i.) To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.

Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.

Skimble-scamble :: Skimble-scamble (a.) Rambling; disorderly; unconnected.

Rabble :: Rabble (v. t.) To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron..

Eskimo :: Eskimo (n.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race.

Hypognatous :: Hypognatous (a.) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper, as in the skimmer..

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill..

Skimming :: Skimming (n.) That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth..

Skimmington :: Skimmington (n.) A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) To take the cream from; to skim.

Igloo :: Igloo (n.) An Eskimo snow house.

Skimping :: Skimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skim.

Doughbird :: Doughbird (n.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew.

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