skiff

IPA: skˈɪf

A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
A light, fleeting shower of rain or snow, or gust of wind, etc.
A (typically light) dusting of snow or ice (or dust, etc) (on ground, water, trees, etc).
An act of slightly pruning tea bushes, placing new leaves at a convenient height without removing much woody growth.
A surname.

(nautical, transitive) To navigate in a skiff.
(dialectal, of rain or snow) To fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground (etc).
To cut (a tea bush) to maintain the plucking table.

Examples of "skiff" in Sentences

That 14 foot flat skiff is not very different from my boat.
At first, I thought it was a small boat, the word skiff derived from the Germanic schif, akin to ship.
The skiff, which is always perverse, is pounding against the barnacles on the piles which threaten to scrape its gunwale off.
The “little” guy with the skiff is still going to be feeding his family with the money he makes from the big EVIL businessman.
The boat, which I judged a small skiff from the quick stroke of the oars, was landing in the mud about fifty yards up the beach.
My boat, a scraped and dented 14 foot aluminum skiff is named "The Nutmeg of Consolation" in honor of Mr. Patrick O'Brian who authored one of the best serial sea stories every written.