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Skimitry :: Skimitry (n.) See Skimmington.

Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface..

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

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

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed..

Scum :: Scum (v. t.) To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.

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

Skim :: 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..

Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To hasten along with superficial attention.

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

Scumming :: Scumming (n.) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Thible :: Thible (n.) A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick.

Keel :: Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.

Rabble :: Rabble (n.) An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling..

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

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

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

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

Shearbill :: Shearbill (n.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.

Skimmingly :: Skimmingly (adv.) In a skimming manner.

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