skiffling

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noun

Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing.

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Meanings

nounskiffling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessRough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing.
  2. uncountablePlaying skifflemusic.

    Early reactions show that the time may be right for a heavy and profitable barrage of skiffling.

    1957 May 20, Ren Grevati, “One The Beat”, in Billboard, page 151
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    But soon to eclipse even his hearty singing and skiffling were the new groups; rhythm and blues bands which were fast metamorphosing into rock'n'roll bands.

    2010, Derek Ansell, The Little House in Highbury, page 152

    You could say many of the lads were into skiffling, and the careers of evergreen Cliff Richard and many others incidentally started off from skiffle bands and eventually reached superstardom .

    2014, W Smyth, Mama OM, page 105
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skiffle
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APA

skiffling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiffling

MLA

“skiffling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiffling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skiffling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiffling.

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