Definition of skivers:
(n) :
A slacker.
(n) :
A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.
(n) :
One who uses a skive (or skives).
(n) :
The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.
(n) :
An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.
(n) :
(dialect) A skewer.