skiver means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
skiver is pronounced /ˈskaɪvə/.
Etymology
Occupation surname, from skiver (“one who polishes diamonds”).
noun
- A slacker.
- A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.
- One who uses a skive (or skives).
- A skewer.
- An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
- The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.
verb
- To skewer, impale.“[…] it's I that wishes I could be sure 'twas malice, I'd skiver you, heels and elbows, on my sword, and roast you alive on that fire.”