Skiff
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
WiktionaryText
Etymology
related to ship, from Middle English skif (1575), from Old French esquif (1549), from Old Italian schifo "small boat", from a Gmc. source (e.g. Old High German scif "boat;".) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skipam.
Noun
- A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
- Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
- A light wind/rain/snow, etc.
- A skiff of rain blew into the shed and the two men moved their chairs back.
- Used when referring to anyone (typically rednecks and fishermen) who has a degree of intelligence, but believes they are more than they actually are.