1. A rapid superficial reader 
2. A cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids 
3. A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
   - boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, straw hat 
4. Gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food

Derived forms: skimmers

See also: skim

Type of: chapeau, coastal diving bird, cooking utensil, cookware, hat, lid, reader

Part of: genus Rynchops, Rynchops

Encyclopedia: Skimmer

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• smoke-free
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• smoked eel
• smoked haddock
• smoked herring
• smoked mackerel
• smoked salmon
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• smokescreen
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