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

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

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

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

Keel :: Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.

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..

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

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..

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

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

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

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) To take the cream from; to skim.

Scissorsbill :: Scissorsbill (n.) See Skimmer.

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..

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

Skimitry :: Skimitry (n.) See Skimmington.

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..

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops..

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

Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

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