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Flotten :: Flotten (v. t.) Skimmed.

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

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

Shearbill :: Shearbill (n.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.

Skimitry :: Skimitry (n.) See Skimmington.

Esquimau :: Esquimau (n.) Same as Eskimo.

Scumming :: Scumming (n.) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural.

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

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

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..

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

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

Eskimos :: Eskimos (pl. ) of Eskim.

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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