About The Word Skiff
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Skiff
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What's The Definition Of Skiff?
[n] any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
Synonyms | Synonyms for Skiff: Related Terms | Find terms related to Skiff: See Also | sampan | small boat Skiff In Webster's Dictionary \Skiff\, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See
{Ship}.]
A small, light boat.
The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff.
--Milton.
{Skiff caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a moth
({Limacodes scapha}); -- so called from its peculiar
shape.
\Skiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skiffing}.] To navigate in a skiff. [R.] |
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