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Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

Oomiak :: Oomiak (n.) A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos..

Fleeten :: Fleeten (n.) Fleeted or skimmed milk.

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..

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

Flotten :: Flotten (v. t.) Skimmed.

Sandiver :: Sandiver (n.) A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; -- called also glass gall..

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

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

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

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

Skim :: Skim (v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

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

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

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

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.

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

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

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

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