SKITE
\skˈa͡ɪt], \skˈaɪt], \s_k_ˈaɪ_t]\
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sk[=i]t, v.i. (Scot.) to glide or slip--also SKYTE.--n. a sudden blow: a trick.--vs.i. SKIT, to leap aside: to caper; SKIT'TER, to skim lightly over: to void thin excrement: to draw a baited hook along the surface of water. [Scand., Sw. skutta, to leap, skjuta, to shoot.]
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