From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skip \Skip\, n. [See Skep.]
1. A basket. See Skep. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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2. A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
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3. (Mining) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for
hoisting mineral and rock.
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4. (Sugar Manuf.) A charge of sirup in the pans.
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5. A beehive; a skep.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skip \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.
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The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,
Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? --Pope.
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So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and
frisking fantastically. --Hawthorne.
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skip \Skip\, v. t.
1. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.
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2. 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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They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these
two chapters. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skip \Skip\, n.
1. A light leap or bound.
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2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to
another; an omission of a part.
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3. (Mus.) A passage from one sound to another by more than a
degree at once. --Busby.
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Skip kennel, a lackey; a footboy. [Slang.] --Swift.
Skip mackerel. (Zool.) See Bluefish, 1.
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