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In poker, a straight in which the cards are alternate, such as 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: when played, it beats two pairs.
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In mining, an iron box for raising ore, differing from the kibble in that it runs between guides, while the kibble hangs free. In metal-mines the name is sometimes given to the box when it has wheels and runs on rails.
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A leap; a spring; a bound.
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A passing over or disregarding; an omission; specifically, in music, a melodic progression from any tone to a tone more than one degree distant. Also called salto.
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That which is skipped; anything which is passed over or disregarded.
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In the games of bowls and curling, the player who acts as captain, leader, or director of a side or team, and who usually plays the last bowl or stone which his team has to play. Also called skipper.
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A college servant; a scout.
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In sugar-making, the amount or charge of syrup in the pans at one time.
To move suddenly or hastily (in a specified direction); go with a leap or spring; bound; dart.
To take light, dancing steps; leap about, as in sport; jump lightly; caper; frisk; specifically, to skip the rope (see below).
To make sudden changes with omissions; especially, to change about in an arbitrary manner: as, to skip about in one's reading.
To pass without notice; make omission, as of certain passages in reading or writing: often followed by over.
To take one's self off hurriedly; make off: as, he collected the money and skipped.
In music, to pass or progress from any tone to a tone more than one degree distant from it.
To leap over; cross with a skip or bound.
To pass over without action or notice; disregard; pass by.
To cause to skip or bound; specifically, to throw (a missile) so as to cause it to make a series of leaps along a surface.