skiff

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The skiff he planned to hop in and get to shore sank before he could get into it.

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any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

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noun

any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

Definitions

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noun

any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

Example sentences

The skiff he planned to hop in and get to shore sank before he could get into it.

It is paddled, rather than rowed, because of its narrowness, but it's still a skiff.

Might be a little harder to aim from a 6-meter skiff bobbing in the open sea.

Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff.

What jurisdiction does the US have to nab Somali pirates off a skiff off the coast of Africa and bring them to trial in NYC?

If a man is crossing a river And an empty boat collides with his own skiff, Even though he be a bad-tempered man He will not become very angry.

I think their value proposition wasnt as well refined as 'the skiff' hence the lack of demand, but it looks like the brighton guys have got their business model worked out very well.

It takes strength and dexterity to extend a 25-foot-long carbon-fiber pole from a bouncing skiff to tap the 2-pound tag onto a swimming killer whale, aiming for the area right below the dorsal fin.