What (who) is skiff - definition
SMALL RACING SAILING BOAT
Skiff boat; The skiff; Skiffs; Skiff (sailing); Rowing skiff
![''Boulter's Lock, Sunday Afternoon'' by [[Edward John Gregory]] shows skiffs among other craft coming out of the lock](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BoultersLock03.jpg?width=200 "''Boulter's Lock, Sunday Afternoon'' by [[Edward John Gregory]] shows skiffs among other craft coming out of the lock")
![Modern [[12ft Skiff]] at speed](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lincoln Crowne Skiff Flying.jpg?width=200 "Modern [[12ft Skiff]] at speed")
![Classic flat-bottom skiff in [[Maine]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Skiff.jpg?width=200 "Classic flat-bottom skiff in [[Maine]]")
skiff
To go. Possible origin: It is possible that the skiff used here was derived from the boat-like skiff, which is known for quick movement.
The bell's about to ring. We'd better skiff.
The bell's about to ring. We'd better skiff.
skiff
(skiffs)
A skiff is a small light rowing boat or sailing boat, which usually has room for only one person.
N-COUNT
Skiff
·noun A small, light boat.
II. Skiff ·vt To navigate in a skiff.
Wikipedia
Skiff
A skiff is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats. Traditionally, these are coastal craft or river craft used for leisure, as a utility craft, and for fishing, and have a one-person or small crew. Sailing skiffs have developed into high performance competitive classes. Many of today's skiff classes are based in Australia and New Zealand in the form of 12 ft (3.66 m), 13 ft (3.96 m), 16 ft (4.88 m) and 18 ft (5.49 m) skiffs. The 29er, 49er, SKUD and Musto Skiff are all considered to have developed from the skiff concept, all of which are sailed internationally.
The term skiff is also used for a racing shell called single scull for competitive rowing.
Pronunciation examples for skiff
1. The crew put me on a skiff.
Beautiful Whale _ Bryant Austin _ Talks at Google
2. And a skiff brought the cable out to the ship.
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3. He lived here in Santa Monica, he'd go down to the Pier every day, rent a skiff with his
Santa Monica Pier - A Century on the Last Great Pleasure Pier _ Jim Harris _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of skiff
1. He grabbed the skiff that was stored behind the house.
2. Another teen aboard the skiff was injured, authorities said.
3. In his painted wooden skiff, Francisco Evangelista de Abreu, a fisherman, motors up–current.
4. The inflatable skiff and the stubby motorboat weave through the tree trunks in the flooded river.
5. They hopped on the skiff to go back across the lake and on to Slidell.