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- verb Present participle of
skiff .
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Examples
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The clouds became mountains and long curvy beards and canoes skiffing through icebergs.
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His exercise must be taken at stated times and places: it must consist principally of walking, whether he be fond of it or not, varied occasionally by a solitary skiffing expedition down the river, or a game of billiards with some very steady friend on the sly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Various
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I've been going for 8 years now and haven't witnessed any form of sport except for skiffing.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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I've been going for 8 years now and haven't witnessed any form of sport except for skiffing.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Bruno skiffing the barrier, Franco crouching low in the jet wash; the sling would have launched an F 16 off an aircraft carrier deck, never mind a cyclist into a flying lap.
PezCyclingNews.com 2009
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If I write poorly, will you then accuse me of skiffing?
OUPblog Review: Mortal Instruments Series 2009
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