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Skiff

PRONUNCIATION: sk f
NOUN: A flatbottom open boat of shallow draft, having a pointed bow and a square stern and propelled by oars, sail, or motor.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English skif, from Old French esquif, from Old Italian schifo, of Germanic origin. {e.a.}

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