Skip (?), n. [See Skep.]
1.
A basket. See Skep.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2.
A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
3. Mining
An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.
4. Sugar Manuf.
A charge of sirup in the pans.
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.
The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,
Had he thy reason, would he skip and play?
Pope.
So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and frisking fantastically.
Hawthorne.
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.
2.
To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.
They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these two chapters.
Bp. Burnet.
3.
To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.
[Colloq.]
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Skip, n.
1.
A light leap or bound.
2.
The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
3. Mus.
A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
Busby.
Skip kennel, a lackey; a footboy. [Slang.] Swift. -- Skip mackerel. Zool. See Bluefish, 1.
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