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Meaning
Noun
●
A small
flat-bottomed
open
boat
with a
pointed
bow
and
square
stern.
●
Any of various types of
boats
small enough for
sailing
or
rowing
by one person.
●
A
light
,
fleeting
shower
of
rain
or
snow
, or
gust
of
wind
, etc.
●
A (typically
light
)
dusting
of
snow
or
ice
(or
dust
, etc) (on
ground
, water,
trees
, etc).
●
An
act
of
slightly
pruning
tea
bushes
,
placing
new
leaves
at a
convenient
height
without
removing
much
woody
growth.
Verb
●
To
navigate
in a skiff.
●
To
fall
lightly
or
briefly
, and
lightly
cover
the
ground
(etc).
●
To
cut
(a
tea
bush
) to
maintain
the
plucking
table.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
skiff
English
esquif
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
schifo
Italian
eschiu
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
eschiver
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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