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A basket. See Skep. |
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A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories. |
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An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting
mineral and rock. |
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A charge of sirup in the pans. |
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A beehive; a skep. |
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To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly
implying a sportive spirit. |
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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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To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope. |
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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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To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone. |
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A light leap or bound. |
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The act of passing over an interval from one thing to
another; an omission of a part. |
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A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at
once. |