Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Source : WordNet®

skiff
     n : any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or
         by a motor