Vocabulary : Skimming to Skinched

Skimming : of Skim ;; The act of one who skims. ;; That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth.
Skimmingly : In a skimming manner.
Skimmington : A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England.
Skimp : To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. ;; To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. ;; To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. ;; Scanty.
Skimped : of Skimp

Skimping : of Skimp
Skin : The external membranous integument of an animal. ;; The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat. ;; A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. ;; The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. ;; That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. ;; The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing. ;; To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal. ;; To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially. ;; To strip of money or property; to cheat. ;; To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. ;; To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
Skinbound : Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh; hidebound.
Skinch : To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
Skinched : of Skinch

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