Skiff (?), n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.] A small, light boat.
The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. Milton.
Skiff caterpillar(Zoöl.), the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); — so called from its peculiar shape.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.