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skiff

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1. skiff - Noun

2. skiff - Verb

3. Skiff - Proper noun

Meaning

A small, light boat.

To navigate in a skiff.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Leaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with cloud, I've sailed a thousand li through Canyons in a day. With the monkeys' adieus the riverbanks are loud, My skiff has left ten thousand mountains far away. Li Bai

The stately ship is seen no more, The fragile skiff attains the shore; And while the great and wise decay, And all their trophies pass away, Some sudden thought, some careless rhyme, Still floats above the wrecks of Time. William Edward Hartpole Lecky

As a little skiff attached to a great ship, when the storm blows high, takes in her small share of the raging waters and tosses in the same south wind. Statius

Additionally, two good Samaritans arrived via skiff to assist with dewatering and vessel repairs. Source: Internet

Emma Hathaway with her almost-completed skiff as she drills the fastener holes to be able to attach the oarlock pads to the hull. Source: Internet

A hand-painted sign which reads “Espresso!” sits in a skiff anchored in the middle of the cove. Source: Internet

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