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Flet :: Flet (p. p.) Skimmed.

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

Fleeten :: Fleeten (n.) Fleeted or skimmed milk.

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

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

Skimp :: Skimp (a.) Scanty.

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..

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

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

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

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

Eskimos :: Eskimos (pl. ) of Eskim.

Scum :: Scum (v. t.) To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.

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..

Scummer :: Scummer (n.) An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.

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..

Skimmed :: Skimmed (imp. & p. p.) of Ski.

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

Thible :: Thible (n.) A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick.

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

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