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

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

Skimming :: Skimming (n.) The act of one who skims.

Eskimos :: Eskimos (pl. ) of Eskim.

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Skim :: Skim (a.) Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.

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..

Skimback :: Skimback (n.) The quillback.

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

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

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