skiff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

WordNet

Skiff noun
Etymology
F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.
Definitions
  1. A small, light boat.
    The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. Milton.
Skiff transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Skiffed ; present participle & verbal noun Skiffing
Definitions
  1. To navigate in a skiff. R.

Webster 1913