skiving

/S K AY1 V IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

verb
  1. 1

    To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.

noun
  1. 1

    A piece made in skiving (the paring or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.

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