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for Skiff
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Skiff \Skiff\, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See
Ship.]
A small, light boat.
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The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff.
--Milton.
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Skiff caterpillar (Zool.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes
scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Skiff \Skiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Skiffing.]
To navigate in a skiff. [R.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
skiff
n 1: any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or
by a motor
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