Definitions for: Skiff


[n] any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

See Also: sampan, small boat

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