Skit"tish (?), a. [See Skit, v. t.] 1. Easily frightened; timorous;
shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. "A restiff, skittish jade."
L'Estrange.
2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. "Skittish
Fortune's hall." Shak.
-- Skit"tish*ly, adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n.
Skit"tle (?), a. Pertaining to the game of skittles.
Skittle alley, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is
played. -- Skittle ball, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing
at the pins in the game of skittles.
Skit"tle-dog` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The piked dogfish.
Skit"tles (?), n. pl. [Of Scand. origin. √159. See Shoot, v. t.,
and cf. Shuttle, Skit, v. t.] An English game resembling ninepins, but
played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins.
Skit"ty (?), n. [Cf. Skittish.] (Zoöl.) A rail; as, the water rail
(called also skitty cock, and skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana
maruetta), and the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]
Skive (?), n. [Cf. Icel. skfa a shaving, slice, E. shive, sheave.] The
iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.
Skive (?), v. t. To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of
(hides or leather).
Skiv"er (?), n. [Cf. Skewer, Shiver a fragment.] 1. An inferior quality
of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and
dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
2. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as
sheepskins.
Ski"ving (?), n. 1. The act of paring or splitting leather or skins.
2. A piece made in paring or splitting leather; specifically, the part
from the inner, or flesh, side.