skiff

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A flatbottom open boat of shallow draft, having a pointed bow and a square stern and propelled by oars, sail, or motor.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To sail upon or pass over in a skiff or light boat.
• Oblique; distorted; awkward.
• noun Formerly, a small sailing vessel resembling a sloop.
• noun Now, a small boat propelled by oars.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb rare To navigate in a skiff.
• noun A small, light boat.
• noun (Zoöl.) the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
• noun Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
• noun A light wind/rain/snow, etc.
• noun slang Used when referring to anyone (typically rednecks and fishermen) who has a degree of intelligence, but believes they are more than they actually are.
• verb To navigate in a skiff.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor