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noun
any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
Related forms
skiff·less, adjective
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Skiff
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Example Sentences
- Step aboard a small exposed skiff for an incredibly diverse day of fishing.
- They were sculling upstream in their small live-aboard skiff as our riverboat steamed down.
- It can be difficult for pirates to board a moving ship from a skiff using grappling hooks and ladders.
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Word Origin & History
skiff
"small boat," 1575, from Fr. esquif (1549), from It. schifo "little boat," from a Gmc. source (e.g. O.H.G. scif "boat;" see ship (n.)). Originally the small boat of a ship.
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