skiff

skiff englannista suomeksi

1. soutuvene, jolla

1. jolla

1. Substantiivi

skiff englanniksi

1. A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.

2. (RQ:Lincoln Pratt's Patients)

3. Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

4. {{quote-text|en|year=1799|author=William Wordsworth|title=The Two-Part Prelude|section=Book I

5. To navigate in a skiff.

6. A light, fleeting shower of rain or snow, or gust of wind, etc.

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10. A (typically light) dusting of snow or ice (or dust, etc) (on ground, water, trees, etc).

11. {{quote-text|en|year=1877|author=George Monro Grant|title=Ocean to Ocean: Sandford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872|page=131

12. {{quote-text|en|year=1899|author=Clara Vawter|title=Of Such is the Kingdom...|page=72

13. {{quote-book|en|year=1999|author=Sara Perry|title=Christmastime Treats: Recipes and Crafts for the Whole FamilyA Holiday Celebrations Book|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9780811824910

14. {{quote-book|en|year=2016|author=Glenn Dromgoole|title=West Texas Stories|publisher=ACU Press|isbn=9780891126744

15. To fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground (etc).

16. {{quote-text|en|year=1957|title=Combat Cre Magazine of the Strategic Air Command|page=3

17. {{quote-book|en|year=1981|year_published=1985|author=United States Government Printing Office|title=Devils Tower|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=9780912627083|page=50

18. 1983, Roy McFadden, ''The Selected Roy McFadden'', Dundonald, N. Ireland : Blackstaff Press

With glimpses through the skiffing rain / Of Donegal across the bay, / And Scotland when the early mist is blown, (..)

19. {{quote-text|en|year=1986|title=Waves

20. {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=Kent Nerburn|title=The Wolf at Twilight: An Indian Elder's Journey Through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows|publisher=New World Library|isbn=9781577315780|page=267

21. {{quote-book|en|year=2018|author=Claire McGowan|title=The Killing House (Paula Maguire 6): An explosive Irish crime thriller that will give you chills|publisher=Headline|isbn=9781472228253

22. An act of slightly pruning tea bushes, placing new leaves at a convenient height without removing much woody growth.

23. To cut (a tea bush) to maintain the plucking table.

24. (l) (gloss)