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Definition of Skiffs

Skiff
Skiff Skiff, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.] A small, light boat. The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. --Milton. Skiff caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape.
Skiff
Skiff Skiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.] To navigate in a skiff. [R.]

Meaning of Skiffs from wikipedia

- 16 ft skiffs, with most modern Australian 18 ft Skiffs utilising the new technology. Because the modern 18s have such a high profile, the term skiff is widely...
- Boat, there were thousands of skiffs at places like Richmond, Kingston and Oxford. However, there are references to skiffs (as a result of accidents) as...
- themselves, but some single skiffs allow for a cox/p****enger as well. Some skiffs also provide for a sail to be used. Skiffs following the traditional Thames...
- Look up skiff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A skiff is any of a number of types of small boat. Skiff may also refer to: Skiff (company), seller...
- Time Skiffs is the eleventh studio album by American experimental pop band Animal Collective, released on February 4, 2022, on Domino. It is their first...
- were drawings and designs for simple skiffs suitable for backyard, Do-it-yourself, construction. Tolman Skiffs were designed as a basic platform suitable...
- A. Skiff is an American astronomer noted for discovering numerous asteroids and a number of comets including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman–Skiff (with...
- foot skiffs also known as ‘Balmain Bugs’ were model racing skiffs typically raced on Sydney Harbour between the 1890s and 1950s. The model skiffs were...
- of the 12 ft Skiff is dubious, but it is thought to have roots in the smaller skiffs sailed on Sydney Harbour in the late 1800s. The skiff became a class...
- The 18 ft Skiff is considered the fastest class of sailing skiffs. The class has a long history beginning with races on Sydney Harbour, Australia in 1892...