skate

skate
 v.— «Eventually, he was given a job within The Woods guarding a stash of tobacco. The punishment if his stash was discovered? First time, you skate. Second time, The Woods clobber you.» —“Sheriff Gangbanger” by Stephen Lemons Phoenix New Times (Arizona) Jan. 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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