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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SKIFF, n. [L. schapha;] A small light boar resembling a yawl.
SKIFF, v.t. To pass over in a light boat.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English skif, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scip ship Date: 15th century any of various small boats; especially a flat-bottomed rowboat

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a light rowing-boat or sculling-boat. Etymology: F esquif f. It. schifo, rel. to SHIP

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skiff 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skiff Skiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.] To navigate in a skiff. [R.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(skiffs) A skiff is a small light rowing boat or sailing boat, which usually has room for only one person. N-COUNT