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skiv

skiv noun: a sovereign (the coin).

Noun

skiv (plural skivs)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A sovereign (the coin).
    • 'A sovereign,' she says. 'Make it two, and it's yours,' I says. So, after a little, she give me two skivs, and she took the bill and valked ^([sic]) away vith it.1865, Edmund Yates, Running the Gauntlet

Forms of skiv

pluralskivs

Questions about skiv

What does skiv mean?
Skiv means a sovereign (the coin).
What part of speech is skiv?
Skiv is a noun.
What is the plural of skiv?
The plural of skiv is skivs.

Words near skiv in the dictionary

  1. skitzes
  2. skitzing
  3. skitzo
  4. skitzos
  5. skitzy
  6. skiv
  7. skive
  8. skive off
  9. skived
  10. skived off
  11. skiver

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