Definitions for skiff
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skiffnoun

   any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. skiffnoun

   A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.

2. skiffnoun

   Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

3. skiffnoun

   A light wind/rain/snow, etc.

   A skiff of rain blew into the shed and the two men moved their chairs back.

4. skiffnoun

   Used when referring to anyone (typically rednecks and fishermen) who has a degree of intelligence, but believes they are more than they actually are.

5. Etymology: From esquif, from schifo, of origin, from *, from skipan, from skei-. Cognate with skif, scip. More at ship.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skiffnoun

   A small light boat.

   Etymology: esquife, French; scapha, Lat.

   If in two skiffs of cork, a loadstone and steel be placed within the orb of their activities, the one doth not move, the other standing still; but both steer into each other. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   In a poor skiff he pass’d the bloody main,
   Choak’d with the slaughter’d bodies of his train. Dryden.

   On Garrway cliffs
   A savage race by shipwreck fed,
   Lie waiting for the founder’d skiffs,
   And strip the bodies of the dead. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skiff

   A skiff is a small, light boat that is commonly designed for rowing but can also be driven by a motor. Skiffs are typically used for short-distance traveling, often on rivers, lakes, or along the coast and are typically designed for one to four people. It is often flat-bottomed to make it stable and easy to maneuver in shallow water.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skiffnoun

   a small, light boat

2. Skiffverb

   to navigate in a skiff

3. Etymology: [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skiff

   A skiff is a small boat. There are a number of different craft which are called skiffs. Traditionally these are coastal or river craft used for leisure or fishing and have a one-person or small crew. Sailing skiffs have developed into high performance competitive classes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skiff

   skif, n. a small light boat. [A doublet of ship.]

2. Skiff

   skif, adj. (prov.) distorted: awkward.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skiff

   A familiar term for any small boat; but in particular, one resembling a yawl, which is usually employed for passing rivers. Also, a sailing vessel, with fore-and-aft main-sail, jib fore-sail, and jib: differing from a sloop in setting the jib on a stay, which is eased in by travellers. They have no top-mast, and the main-sail hauls out to the taffrail, and traverses on a traveller iron horse like a cutter's fore-sail.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SKIFF

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Skiff is ranked #32960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Skiff surname appeared 695 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Skiff.
   
   94.2% or 655 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

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1. • Small Boat

How to pronounce skiff?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skiff in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skiff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=skiff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skiff
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=skiff
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiff
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skiff
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=skiff
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=skiff
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=skiff
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html