Skiff (?), n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.]
A small, light boat.
The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff.
Milton.
Skiff caterpillar Zool., the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape.
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Skiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.]
To navigate in a skiff.
[R.]
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