Etymology

skift

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Today it means: Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”). Full definition →

Scots skift
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  1. Scots · derived fromskift“light shower of rain or snow”
  2. English todayskift

From 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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