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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a skiff" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small, lightweight boat, often used for fishing or short trips on water.
Example: "We decided to take a skiff out onto the lake for a relaxing afternoon of fishing."
Alternatives: "a small boat" or "a dinghy."
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Bourque called it a skiff.
A skiff rides on Kent's stern.
I always thought a skiff was a small boat.
A skiff went in and picked up the men.
We took a skiff across the bay, to a palm-shaded village on the western shore.
Senate investigators worked in a skiff near C.I.A. headquarters, in Virginia.
If he hit a skiff someone would get hurt real bad".
SPRINGING In a skiff on a sunrisen lake we are watchers.
Laurie Lee of South Baranof Island filled a skiff with the hoard of toys she scavenged.
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