skiver

noun

1. One who uses a skive (or skives).

2. A slacker.

3. (dialect) A skewer.

4. An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.

5. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.

verb

1. To skewer, impale.