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overskim

verb

Etymology

From over- + skim.

  1. derived from *skew-✻
  2. derived from *skūmaz✻ — “foam”
  3. derived from *skūm✻ — “froth, foam”
  4. derived from escumer
  5. inherited from skemen
  6. prefixed as overskim — “over + skim”

Definitions

  1. To skim excessively

    To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.

    • Remember that it is impossible to overskim a tank.

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