Word Origin late 15th cent.

Skiff meaning in english. Skiff plural skiffs A light fleeting shower of rain or snow or gust of wind etc. Skiff - WordReference English dictionary questions discussion and forums. Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

You can complete the definition of skiff given by the English Cobuild dictionary with other English dictionaries. From French esquif from Old Italian schifo a boat of Germanic origin. Skiff noun skɪf skɪf jump to other results.

Skiff skɪf noun countable a small light boat for one person Examples from the Corpus skiff The police could not know whether they were looking for a skiff a punt or a cabin cruiser. The origin of the English word skiffle is unknown. English to Konkani Dictionary.

Wikipedia Lexilogos Oxford Cambridge Chambers Harrap Wordreference Collins Lexibase dictionaries Merriam Webster. Skiff definition is - any of various small boats. However in the dialect of the west of England to make a skiffle meaning to make a mess of any business is attested from 1873.

A skiff is a small light rowing boat or sailing boat which usually has room for only one. Related to Old High German schif ship English Collins Dictionary - English Definition Thesaurus. Perhaps an alteration of earlier skift or from scuff.

Quotations A skiff of rain blew into the shed and the two men moved their chairs back. Definition of skiff noun from the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary. Meaning and definitions of skiff translation of skiff in Konkani language with similar and opposite words.