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  1. Skids

    Skids is a Marvel Comics mutant. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Jackson Guice, she first appeared in X-Factor vol. 1 #8.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. skids

    Massive fenders; they consist of long compassing pieces of timber, formed to answer the vertical curve of a ship's side, in order to preserve it when weighty bodies are hoisted in or lowered against it. They are mostly used in whalers. Boats are fitted with permanent fenders, to prevent chafing and fretting. Also, beams resting on blocks, on which small craft are built. Also, pieces of plank put under a vessel's bottom, for launching her off when she has been hauled up or driven ashore.

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  1. disks

  2. kiss'd

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of skids in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of skids in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of skids in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Flake:

    A lot of people say [earmarks] grease the skids of legislating, that it helps us pass legislation, but it is not worth it.

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