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

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

Scissorsbill :: Scissorsbill (n.) See Skimmer.

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

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

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

Skimmerton :: Skimmerton (n.) See Skimmington.

Skimitry :: Skimitry (n.) See Skimmington.

Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.

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

Cream :: Cream (v. t.) To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream..

Skim :: Skim (v. t.) Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper..

Flet :: Flet (p. p.) Skimmed.

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..

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..

Skimback :: Skimback (n.) The quillback.

Cutwater :: Cutwater (n.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer..

Eskimos :: Eskimos (pl. ) of Eskim.

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

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

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