Usually means: Performing menial tasks; domestic drudgery.
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  1. skivvying: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. skivvying: Collins English Dictionary
  3. skivvying: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. skivvying: Wiktionary
  5. skivvying: Dictionary.com
  6. skivvying: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See skivvy as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (skivvy)

noun:  (dated) A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.
noun:  (military slang, Vietnam War) A prostitute.
noun:  (US, Australia, New Zealand) A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar.
verb:  (intransitive) To perform menial work; to do chores, like a servant.
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