skiver

Thin leather layer

A skiver is someone who avoids work or responsibility, especially by feigning illness or slipping away unnoticed—British slang for a shirker or slacker: He's such a skiver, always disappearing when there's work to be done.

The verb skive means to dodge duties this way: She skived off early.

Separately, a skiver is a tool for splitting leather into thin layers, or the thin leather itself.

shirker

loafer

Laceless slip-on shoe

idlerHabitually unproductive person
goldbrickShirk while appearing busy
truantUnauthorized school no-show

layabout · sluggard · dodger · avoider · slacker · faker · shammer · absentee · evader · malingerer

leatherwork

hide

Conceal or pelt

splitSeparation into parts
grainCereal plant's harvest unit
paringCutting away rind

shaving · thinning · lambskin · cowhide · goatskin · nappa · top-grain · full-grain · suede · nubuck

tool

blade

Flat cutting edge

handlePart for gripping
cuttingDividing via sharp edge
paringCutting away rind

shaving · thinning · beveling · sharpener

skiver

loafer

hide

blade

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