skiff
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++skiff /skɪf/ noun [countable] TTWa small light boat for one person 〔单人的〕小艇，轻舟
Examples from the Corpus
skiff• The police could not know whether they were looking for a skiff, a punt, or a cabin cruiser.• We had sailed up the brown Tambopata forty kilometres south from Puerto Maldonaldo in a skiff that barely cleared the water.• A skiff idling up beside a Sea and Shore Department cutter.• She walked away, around the house to the jetty where her skiff bobbed on its painter, puddled with rain.• A single unwise maneuver would have sent Robinson and his skiff plunging over the precipice.• Guests who still wanted to explore the lagoons and sea-flats could use Wavebreaker's skiff.• Clayt stepped over to the side and peered down into the skiff.Origin skiff (1400-1500) Old French esquif, from Old Italian schifoskiff nounChinese
a small for boat light person Corpus one
skiff
skiff /skɪf/
noun [countable]
skiff /skɪf/
noun [countable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: esquif, from Old Italian schifo
a small light boat for one person
Language: Old French
Origin: esquif, from Old Italian schifo