skiver

skiver n "Like the skiver" - A skiver is a knitting needle with a knob on one end so that only the other end is free for knitting. I have heard this several times during childhood. It refers to a skinny person. JH 4/70 DNE-cit Used I Used I 3 Used I GAD, skivver, ~line, [see 'skipper&...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53031
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Summary:skiver n "Like the skiver" - A skiver is a knitting needle with a knob on one end so that only the other end is free for knitting. I have heard this several times during childhood. It refers to a skinny person. JH 4/70 DNE-cit Used I Used I 3 Used I GAD, skivver, ~line, [see 'skipper', citation is only partially used in the DNE

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