Category:Skiff

Skiff, n. Etym: [f. esquif, fr. Ohg. skif, g. schiff. See ship.]

Defn: a small, light boat. The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. Milton. Skiff caterpillar (zoöl.), the larva of a moth (limacodes scapha); -- So called from its peculiar shape.

Skiff Skiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.]

Defn: to navigate in a skiff. [r.]