- skiff [[t]skif[/t]] nm
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skiff — skif ou skiff [ skif ] n. m. • 1831; angl. skiff, du fr. esquif, lombard °skif ♦ Anglic. Bateau de sport très long, effilé, pour un seul rameur, appelé skifeurouskiffeur. ● skiff nom masculin … Encyclopédie Universelle
skif — ou skiff [ skif ] n. m. • 1831; angl. skiff, du fr. esquif, lombard °skif ♦ Anglic. Bateau de sport très long, effilé, pour un seul rameur, appelé skifeurouskiffeur. skiff ou skif … Encyclopédie Universelle
Skif — Skiff Musto Performance Skiff … Wikipédia en Français
skiff — /skif/, it. /skif/ s. ingl. [dal fr. esquif, dall ital. schifo barchetta ], usato in ital. al masch. (marin.) [imbarcazione da regata a un solo vogatore] ▶◀ singolo … Enciclopedia Italiana
skiff — [skif] n. [MFr esquif < It schifo < Langobardic * skif, akin to SHIP] any of various small, light, open boats propelled by oars, motor, or sail … English World dictionary
Skiff — Skiff, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See {Ship}.] A small, light boat. [1913 Webster] The pilot of some small night foundered skiff. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Skiff caterpillar} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes scapha}); so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skiff caterpillar — Skiff Skiff, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See {Ship}.] A small, light boat. [1913 Webster] The pilot of some small night foundered skiff. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Skiff caterpillar} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes scapha}); … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skiff — [skıf] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: esquif, from Old Italian schifo] a small light boat for one person … Dictionary of contemporary English
skiff — [ skıf ] noun count a small light boat with enough space for one person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Skiff — The term skiff is used, and has been used, to refer to many various types of small boats.The word is related to ship and has a complicated etymology: it comes from the Middle English skif , which derives from the Old French esquif , which in turn … Wikipedia
skiff — noun Etymology: 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 Date: 15th century any of various small boats; especially a flat bottomed… … New Collegiate Dictionary
