skiff

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see also: Skiff

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /skɪf/

Noun

skiff (plural skiffs)

1. A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
2. Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
   • 1799, William Wordsworth, The Two-Part Prelude, Book I:

     I went alone into a Shepherd's boat,

     A skiff that to a willow-tree was tied

     Within a rocky cave, its usual home […]

3. (weather) A light wind/rain/snow, etc.

   A skiff of rain blew into the shed and the two men moved their chairs back.

Translations

• French: esquif, barque
• German: Skiff
• Italian: barca, lancia
• Russian: я́лик
• Spanish: batel

Verb

skiff (skiffs, present participle skiffing; past and past participle skiffed)

1. to navigate in a skiff.

Noun

skiff (plural skiffs)

1. (weather, Nova Scotia) a deep blanket of snow covering the ground

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Skiff

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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