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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SKEIGH, n. A round moveable piece of wood perforated in the middle, put on the spindle of the muckle wheel (see Muckle, I. 8. (46)) in spinning to prevent the yarn from slipping off the spindle (Lnk. 1825 Jam.).
[An altered form of Skeeve, n., q.v. Cf. Ger. scheibe, id., and Eng. dial. or tech. scaife, skive, a polishing wheel.]
