skiff
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7.7
- noun
- /skɪf/
:
bote
- Olive, copper, and rosy rockfish were more important in the skiff catch from Monterey than from Santa Cruz.
- skiff fishing
- rental skiffs
- sea skiff
These tallied scraps float like glass skiffs, quietly for love or pity and all that.
- These tallied scraps float like glass skiffs, quietly for love or pity and all that.
- A fisherman skirting shore in his high prowed skiff, crossing bamboo oars, comes up with a jolt.
- But you aim it at the the skiff, if you like.
Examples
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Karen trusted she could manage the skiff by herself as long as she stayed close to the shore.
Fiction book (1991) -
I eyed him from my skiff as I ran crab pots.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hey, get on this skiff now.
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I thought we were gonna take that skiff out for a spin.
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Let's get the skiff out and shove off.
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Afternoons when I finished pulling pots, I rode the skiff to the cove.
Fiction book (1995) -
The purpose of the meeting was to distribute permits to operate whale-watching skiffs for the 1994 season.
Academic text (1999) -
A small number of oyster sloops and skiffs moored in this port.
Academic text (1990) -
In the 1800s, workers using tongs or rakes in skiffs harvested most market oysters from planters' beds.
Academic text (1990) -
A fisherman carefully lowered his small skiff into the water before setting out for the day's catch.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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1.0
A small open boat moved with oars on lakes and rivers
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1.0
A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
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2.3
A small boat moved with oars for sport or fun
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7.7
A narrow, light boat for one person used in rowing races
A small shallow boat used to reach shore
A small wooden boat for rowing or fishing
Compounds
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Etymology
Skiff comes from old Dutch and French words that meant 'small boat' and is related to the English word ship. So a skiff is easy to remember as a tiny 'ship' for one person, which explains its current meaning.