Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKEEVER, n. The Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (Ayr. 1929 Paton and Pike Birds Ayr. 152). [′skivər]
[Phs. a variant deriv. of skiff, to skim, or skive, to pare or slice, from the bird's flight (cf. shear-water).]
