skiff

skiff n . . .one mast, a low, snug mainsail, jib and driver at the stern, though occasionally two masts, and foresail as well as mainsail. The latter is called a skiff, the former a "punt and driver," to distinguish it from a punt without that appendage. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.Kirwin, Ma...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51156
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Summary:skiff n . . .one mast, a low, snug mainsail, jib and driver at the stern, though occasionally two masts, and foresail as well as mainsail. The latter is called a skiff, the former a "punt and driver," to distinguish it from a punt without that appendage. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.Kirwin, May 1972 JH 5/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I BAITSKIFF,BOAT,ICE SKIFF,TRAP�: ~ SKIFF,skiff collar, skiff(s) crew, skiff-load, skiff-oar, skiffsail. The source is listed as 1957 MOUNTAIN 6 in DNE with same citation as on card.

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