skimmer n EDD ~ sb1 3 for sense 1; cp EDD v 9 'to peep' for sense 2. See also SKIM.
1 A small, flat stone used in the game of ducks and drakes (P 148-63).
C 69-8 ~ Small stone, which is held by resting on the thumb and middle finger, with the index finger curled around it. They are thrown out over a body of water so that when it lands, it does so on a flat side and skips up off the water surface and is again airborne. Then hopefully it will repeat the performance again and as often as possible.
2 Voyeur, peeping tom; DOGGER (P 148-64).
1970 Evening Telegram 17 June, p. 2 If I don't push off soon I'll get the reputation of being a voyeur which is what they call a skimmer in the Boston States.
