Skiff
[skɪf]
Definition
(noun.) any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor.
Typed by Amalia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small, light boat.
(v. t.) To navigate in a skiff.
Typist: Shelby
Definition
adj. (prov.) distorted: awkward.
n. a small light boat.
Typist: Marietta
Examples
- I urged my companions to prepare for the wreck of our little skiff, and to bind themselves to some oar or spar which might suffice to float them. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Between two and three in the morning the moon rose; and I then, putting my basket aboard a little skiff, sailed out about four miles from the shore. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The wind was high, and the waves continually threatened the safety of my little skiff. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- It was the custom of Adrian and myself to go out each day in our skiff to forage in the adjacent country. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He often left us, and wandered by himself in the woods, or sailed in his little skiff, his books his only companions. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Manfred