skeif

skeif
noun also skaif \\ˈskīf, -kāf\ (-s)
Etymology: Dutch schijf skeif, disk; akin to Old High German scība disk — more at sheave
: a diamond cutter's polishing wheel

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/skuyf, skayf/, n.
a wheel on which diamonds and other gems are ground or polished.
Also, skaif.
[earlier scaife < D schijf disk, wheel, MD scive; see SHIVE1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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