"small boat," 1570s, from French esquif (1540s), from Italian schifo "little boat," from a Germanic source (such as Old High German scif "boat;" see ship (n.)). Originally the small boat of a ship.
skid
skid row
skidoo
Ski-doo
skier
skiff
skiffle
skiing
ski-lift
skill
skilled
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