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skiver
CIDE DICTIONARY
- An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc. [1913 Webster]
- The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as sheepskins. [1913 Webster]
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