skift
skift · skifts
Synonym of skiff”)Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).
/skɪft/
Meaning
1 senses(Appalachia, Scotland, Shetland, dialectal, including)Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).
Origin
From Scots skift (“light shower of rain or snow”), related to skiff (“light rain, snow, etFrom Scots skift (“light shower of rain or snow”), related to skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”) (which see for more) and skiffle.
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