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Skimmer

noun

A rapid superficial reader.

A cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids.

A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown. Synonyms: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, straw hat.

Gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food.

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"Skimmer" Quotes from Famous Books

... opened the creamery-door. Mrs. Brewster stood with skimmer in hand, taking the rich cream from the pans of milk. She looked up with a welcoming smile as ...

— Polly of Pebbly Pit • Lillian Elizabeth Roy

... through the fingers till it is cleared, and ladling it off as it collects; the other is, to get the whey from it by early breaking the curd; the last method deprives it of many of its oily particles, and is therefore less proper. Put the vat on a ladder over the tub, and fill it with curd by the skimmer; press the curd close with your hand, and add more as it sinks, and it must be finally left two inches above the edge. Before the vat is filled, the cheese-cloth must be laid at the bottom, and when full, draw smoothly over on ...

— Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets • Daniel Young

Words linked to "Skimmer" : Rynchops, reader, chapeau, coastal diving bird, cookware, lid, hat, genus Rynchops, skim, cooking utensil