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Skip (?), n. [See Skep.]
1. A basket. See Skep. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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2. A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
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3. (Mining) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.
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4. (Sugar Manuf.) A charge of sirup in the pans.
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5. A beehive; a skep.
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Skip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Skipping.] [OE. skippen, of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skopa run, skoppa to spin like a top, OSw. & dial. Sw. skimmpa to run, skimpa, skompa, to hop, skip; or Ir. sgiob to snatch, Gael. sgiab to start or move suddenly, to snatch, W. ysgipio to snatch.]
1. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
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The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,
Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pope.
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So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and frisking fantastically. Hawthorne.
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2. Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often followed by over.
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Skip, v. t.
1. To leap lightly over; as, “to skip the rope”.
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2. To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, “to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson”.
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They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these two chapters. Bp. Burnet.
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3. To cause to skip; as, “to skip a stone”. [Colloq.]
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Skip, n.
1. A light leap or bound.
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2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
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3. (Mus.) A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once. Busby.
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Skip kennel, a lackey; a footboy. [Slang.] Swift. -- Skip mackerel. (Zool.) See Bluefish, 1.
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