Skiff \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 (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Skiff \Skiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.]

To navigate in a skiff. [R.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)