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Skimmingly :: Skimmingly (adv.) In a skimming manner.

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

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

Skimmerton :: Skimmerton (n.) See Skimmington.

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

Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

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..

Skimping :: Skimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skim.

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

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

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..

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.

Skimming :: Skimming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ski.

Quillback :: Quillback (n.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, / Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback..

Skimble-scamble :: Skimble-scamble (a.) Rambling; disorderly; unconnected.

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

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

Skimp :: Skimp (v. i.) To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.

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