Sentence example with the word 'skiffs'

skiffs

Last update: October 17, 2015


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That the plant was itself used also as the principal material in the construction of light skiffs suitable for the navigation of the pools and shallows of the Nile, and even of the river itself, is shown by sculptures of the fourth dynasty, in which men are represented building a boat with stems cut from a neighbouring plantation of papyrus (Lepsius, Denkm.   [Please select]

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They saw skiffs two or three times, but did not stop to exchange words with their occupants, continuing steadily into the heart of the Bluegrass.   [Please select]

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"The skiffs are waiting, and if we just leave it to the boatmen they'll show us how to manage."'   [Please select]

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And she made a little boat for Peder, like their skiffs.   [Please select]

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I made friends with the fishermen, and used to go off with them in their little skiffs.   [Please select]

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The natives navigate the lake, and commonly cross it in their skiffs.   [Please select]

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