SKIMMER
\skˈɪmə], \skˈɪmə], \s_k_ˈɪ_m_ə]\
Definitions of SKIMMER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
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Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
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Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
By Oddity Software
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One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
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Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
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Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
By Noah Webster.
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Skimming.
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One who, or that which, takes off a floating substance from a surface, as a ladle for skimming cream, etc.; a kind of sea bird.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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