A cargo boat, with a large flat bottom and sharp ends, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere). / A shooner-rigged boat once used on the Great Lakes.

plural of mackinaw skiff

A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.

Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”)

Resembling or characteristic of a skiff.

In quarrying, rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing.

simple past tense and past participle of skiff

present participle of skiff

(fandom slang, usually derogatory or humorous) Low-quality science fiction.

(geology, paleontology, possibly obsolete) Slate.