1. avoided work or responsibility, especially by staying away without permission
Usage: British informal; past tense of skive
2. cut or pared thin slices from leather or other material
Usage: technical; past tense of skive

Examples

• He skived off school to go to the beach.
• She skived work and went shopping instead.
• The students skived the boring assembly.
• They skived their afternoon classes regularly.
• The craftsman skived the leather to make it thinner.
• She carefully skived the edges of the material.