WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
skeif
(skīf, skāf ),USA pronunciation n.
- Jewelrya wheel on which diamonds and other gems are ground or polished.
- Dutch schijf disk, wheel, Middle Dutch scīve; see shive1
- earlier scaife
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