See skeeve on Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skeeve.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-skeeve.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-skeeve.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
}
],
"word": "skeeve"
}
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