The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
{Skiff caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes scapha}); -- so called from its peculiar shape. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Skiff — Skiff, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See {Ship}.] A small, light boat. [1913 Webster] The pilot of some small night foundered skiff. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Skiff caterpillar} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes scapha}); so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skiff caterpillar — Skiff Skiff, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See {Ship}.] A small, light boat. [1913 Webster] The pilot of some small night foundered skiff. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Skiff caterpillar} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes scapha}); … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
