skiff

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Skiff \Skiff\, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.] A small, light boat. [1913 Webster]

The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Skiff caterpillar (Zool.), the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape. [1913 Webster]

Skiff \Skiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.] To navigate in a skiff. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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