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skiff
[ skif ]
noun
- any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
skiff
/ skɪf /
noun
- any of various small boats propelled by oars, sail, or motor
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Other Words From
- skiffless adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skiff1
C18: from French esquif, from Old Italian schifo a boat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German schif ship
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Example Sentences
The thrust was nervous and ill-calculated, and the next instant the skiff had blundered under the bows of the launch.
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Coming to the first of the dim shapes, he grasped it and thereby propelled the skiff to another beyond.
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So we unhitched a skiff and pulled down the river two mile and a half, to the big scar on the hillside, and went ashore.
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I toted up a load, and went back and set down on the bow of the skiff to rest.
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So he locked me in and took the skiff, and started off towing the raft about half-past three.
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