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skiff

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  1. skiff (noun)
  2. skift (noun)

skiff

noun \ˈskif\

Definition of SKIFF

: any of various small boats; especially : a flat-bottomed rowboat
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Origin of SKIFF

Middle English skif, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scip ship
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SKIFF

biff, cliff, diff, glyph, if, iff, jiff, miff, quiff, riff, sniff, spiff, spliff, stiff, syph, tiff, whiff

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