Definition of skim

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

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Skimble-scamble :: Skimble-scamble (a.) Rambling; disorderly; unconnected.
Skimping :: Skimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skim.
Oomiak :: Oomiak (n.) A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos..
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..
Flotten :: Flotten (v. t.) Skimmed.
Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Scumming :: Scumming (n.) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Skimming :: Skimming (n.) The act of one who skims.
Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.
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..
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..
Doughbird :: Doughbird (n.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew.
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..
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..
Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To hasten along with superficial attention.
Rabble :: Rabble (n.) An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling..
Scummer :: Scummer (n.) An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.
Igloo :: Igloo (n.) An Eskimo snow house.
Skimmerton :: Skimmerton (n.) See Skimmington.
Skimming :: Skimming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ski.
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