[skiff] n [ME skif, fr. MF or OIt; MF esquif, fr. OIt schifo, of Gmc origin; akin to OE scip ship] (15c): any of various small boats; esp: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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Meaning of SKIFF in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012