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skiff

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

skiff, in maritime terms a ship's working boat during the days of sail. It was usually a small clinker-built boat pulling one or two pairs of oars, used for small errands around a ship when it was in harbour. They should not be confused with the light pleasure craft used on rivers and inland waters.

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skiff

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

skiff small sea-going ship XVI; sculling- or racing-boat XVIII. — F. esquif — It. schifo — Lombardic *skif = OHG. schif SHIP.

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skiff

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

skiff / skif/ • n. a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

skiff •biff, cliff, glyph, if, kif, miff, niff, quiff, riff, skew-whiff, skiff, sniff, spliff, stiff, tiff, whiff •mischief • handkerchief •neckerchief • kerchief • Cardiff •Radcliffe •bailiff, calif, caliph •Wyclif • Northcliffe • anaglyph •hieroglyph • tariff •serif, sheriff •midriff • hippogriff • mastiff • caitiff •plaintiff • pontiff • Joseph

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