skift

Meaning

Noun

Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).

Verb

1. (dialectal) Synonym of skiff (“fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground”).
2. (dialectal, obsolete, possibly) To shift; to move or remove.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɪft/

Etymology

From Scots skift (“light shower of rain or snow”), related to skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”) (which see for more) and skiffle.