English-Thai Dictionary

skiff

N เรือพาย เล็กๆ  dinghy rowboat ruea-pai-lek-lek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SKIFF

n.[L. schapha;] A small light boar resembling a yawl.

 

SKIFF

v.t.To pass over in a light boat.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SKIFF

Skiff, n. Etym: [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

SKIFF

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

 

Defn: To navigate in a skiff. [R.]

 

SKIFFLING

SKIFFLING Skif "fling, n. (Quarrying )

 

Defn: Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

skiff

skiff |skif skɪf | ▶noun a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French esquif, from Italian schifo, of Germanic origin; related to ship .

 

skiffle

skif fle |ˈskifəl ˈskɪfəl | ▶noun 1 (in the US ) a style of 1920s and 1930s jazz deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, using both improvised and conventional instruments. 2 Brit. a kind of folk music with a blues or jazz flavor that was popular in the 1950s, played by a small group and often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards. ORIGIN 1920s: perhaps imitative.

 

Oxford Dictionary

skiff

skiff |skɪf | ▶noun a light rowing boat or sculling boat, typically for one person. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French esquif, from Italian schifo, of Germanic origin; related to ship .

 

skiffle

skif ¦fle |ˈskɪf (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 Brit. a kind of folk music with a blues or jazz flavour that was popular in the 1950s, played by a small group and often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards. 2 US a style of 1920s and 1930s jazz deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, using both improvised and conventional instruments. ORIGIN 1920s: perhaps imitative.

 

Duden Dictionary

Skiff

Skiff Substantiv, Neutrum Sport , das |Sk i ff |das Skiff; Genitiv: des Skiff [e ]s, Plural: die Skiffe und Skiffs englisch skiff < französisch esquif < italienisch schifo < althochdeutsch scif = Schiff Einer 2

 

Skiffle

Skif fle Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |ˈskɪfl̩ |der, auch: das Skiffle; Genitiv: des Skiffles englisch skiffle, Herkunft ungeklärt, vielleicht lautmalend Vorform des Jazz, der auf primitiven Instrumenten, z. B. Waschbrett, Kamm und Jug, gespielt wird

 

Skifflegroup

Skif fle group Substantiv, feminin , die |Sk i fflegroup …gruːp |die Skifflegroup; Genitiv: der Skifflegroup, Plural: die Skifflegroups englisch kleine Musikergruppe, die Skiffle spielt

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

skiff

skiff /skɪf /名詞 複 ～s C (1人乗り )漕ぎボート, スキフ .