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- noun Plural form of
skive . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
skive .
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Examples
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* Afterwards, when we all went round to the pub, their ties undone or scrumpled in their pockets, they queued up to tell me about the most incompetent managers, the most unscrupulous companies and the most elaborate skives.
What's Going On Mark Steel 2009
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Plus, when Ferris rebels, he merely skives off school.
Film | guardian.co.uk The guide 2010
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I always wear my skives until they are thread bare and falling apart or I need a rag to change the oil in the truck or another such messy chore.
unknown title 2009
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My ex's and BFs have bought me tons of skives over the years and continue to.
unknown title 2009
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This year 61 families have enjoyed respite care, holidays, trips and skives varying from lapland, Egypt, Spain, Los Angeles, Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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This year 61 families have enjoyed respite care, holidays, trips and skives varying from lapland, Egypt, Spain, Los Angeles, Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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