Synonyms for skiff

Grammar : Noun

Spell : skif

Phonetic Transcription : skɪf

Définition of skiff

Origin : "small boat," 1570s, from French esquif (1540s), from Italian schifo "little boat," from a Germanic source (e.g. Old High German scif "boat;" see ship (n.)). Originally the small boat of a ship.

noun boat

Example sentences :

Laurent selected a skiff, which appeared so light that Camille was terrified by its fragility.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

The skiff left the bank, advancing slowly towards the isles.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

In about ten minutes we had him in the skiff rowing off to the Patience M.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He jumped to the stern and caught hold of the skiff's painter.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I p'inted the skiff the way she'd ought to go and laid to the oars.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

There were only two oars in the skiff, but I could get on perfectly well with one.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I swung into the channel and set the skiff's bow against the current.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Then, wading along the slippery bank, I brought her to the skiff.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

All the way home I kept my gaze fixed on the bottom boards of the skiff.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The headway of the skiff was slow, but my efforts were not silent.
Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various

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