skiff
Example Sentences
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My father's skiff was not meant for two grown people, a seven-foot sled, and seven dogs.
From Literature
Its navy may soon be reduced to a few fast skiffs, if they dare to leave shore.
A skiff of snow fell on them, soft and pretty against the darkening gray sky.
From Literature
We were so far from home, we pushed on to the river, where a conductor was waiting with a skiff.
From Literature
People on the smaller vessel, a simple fishing skiff, held up cellphones like emergency flares in the night.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
