"skyf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skyfs [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans skyf (“a slice; disk”), from Dutch schijf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ. Doublet of shive and skive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|skyf|t=a slice; disk}} Afrikaans skyf (“a slice; disk”), {{der|en|nl|schijf}} Dutch schijf, {{der|en|gem-pro|*skībǭ}} Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, {{doublet|en|shive}} Doublet of shive Head templates: {{en-noun}} skyf (plural skyfs)
  1. (South Africa, slang) A cigarette. Tags: South-Africa, slang
    Sense id: en-skyf-en-noun-63L~7XNP Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48

Verb

Forms: skyfs [present, singular, third-person], skyfing [participle, present], skyfed [participle, past], skyfed [past]
Etymology: From Afrikaans skyf (“a slice; disk”), from Dutch schijf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ. Doublet of shive and skive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|skyf|t=a slice; disk}} Afrikaans skyf (“a slice; disk”), {{der|en|nl|schijf}} Dutch schijf, {{der|en|gem-pro|*skībǭ}} Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, {{doublet|en|shive}} Doublet of shive Head templates: {{en-verb|skyfs|skyfing|skyfed}} skyf (third-person singular simple present skyfs, present participle skyfing, simple past and past participle skyfed)
  1. (South Africa, slang) To smoke cigarettes. Tags: South-Africa, slang Categories (topical): Smoking
    Sense id: en-skyf-en-verb-dk641afP Disambiguation of Smoking: 37 63 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48

Inflected forms

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