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noun
Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Appalachia, Scotland, Shetland, dialectal, including
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Synonyms: skiff
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of skiff (“fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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Synonyms: skiff
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To shift; to move or remove.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete, possibly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Scots skift (“light shower of rain or snow”), related to skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”) (which see for more) and skiffle.
