Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SKIM'MER
SKIM'MEDSKIM'-MILK, or SKIM'MED-MILK
SKIM'MER, n.
- An utensil in the form of a scoop; used for skimming liquors.
- One that skims over a subject. [Little used.]
- A sea fowl, the cut-water, Rhyncops nigra.
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