\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.

\Skiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Skiffing}.]
To navigate in a skiff. [R.]