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

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..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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..

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

Innuit :: Innuit (n.) An Eskimo.

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..

Skimback :: Skimback (n.) The quillback.

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

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.

Hypognatous :: Hypognatous (a.) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper, as in the skimmer..

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..

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

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

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