What is another word for skiff?

Pronunciation: [skˈɪf] (IPA)

A skiff is a small, flat-bottomed boat that is typically propelled by a paddle or motor. Synonyms for this word include dinghy, punt, canoe, rowboat, and small boat. Dinghies are typically smaller than skiffs and are commonly used as tender boats for larger vessels, while punts are typically used for fishing and are propelled by a long pole. Canoes are similar to skiffs, but are typically longer, narrower, and primarily used for recreational activities like paddling and camping. Rowboats are propelled by oars and are also commonly used for recreational activities like fishing and leisurely boating. Small boats are a broad category of vessels that can include skiffs, dinghies, and other types of boats that are small in size.

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Usage examples for Skiff

"Is this the Cousin Mary I have heard you speak of," said Merl,-"the great horsewoman, and she that ventures out alone on the Atlantic in a mere skiff?"
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
They concluded that the fugitive had a skiff tied there somewhere, which he intended to use in leaving the place, and, hurrying on board the ferry-boat, they rapped loudly at the door of the little room on the upper deck where the crew usually slept, with a view of procuring means of following.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
"If the ferry is useless, perhaps we might cross in a skiff," Stella says, almost in tears.
"Erlach Court"
Ossip Schubin

Famous quotes with Skiff

  • The good historian, then, must be thus described: he must be fearless, uncorrupted, free, the friend of truth and of liberty; one who, to use the words of the comic poet, calls a fig a fig, and a skiff a skiff, neither giving nor withholding from any, from favour or from enmity, not influenced by pity, by shame, or by remorse; a just judge, so far benevolent to all as never to give more than is due to any in his work; a stranger to all, of no country, bound only by his own laws, acknowledging no sovereign, never considering what this or that man may say of him, but relating faithfully everything as it happened.
    Lucian

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