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skifted

skifted is the simple past and past participle of skift.

Meaning of skift

Verb

skift (third-person singular simple present skifts, present participle skifting, simple past and past participle skifted)

  1. (dialectal) Synonym of skiff (“fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground”).
    • A mourning dove had returned to him through snow, skifting over cold earth. It settled on a limb and began dressing its plumage.1911, Gene Stratton-Porter, The Harvester, page 46
    Synonyms:
    skiff
  2. (dialectal, obsolete, possibly) To shift; to move or remove.
    • Aw could like yo to skift, afore aw […]1867, Edwin Waugh, Owd Blanket, page 10

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Questions about skifted

What is skifted the simple past and past participle of?
Skifted is the simple past and past participle of skift.

Words near skifted in the dictionary

  1. skiffs
  2. skiffy
  3. skifield
  4. skifields
  5. skift
  6. skifted
  7. skifting
  8. skifts
  9. skiiing
  10. skiing
  11. skiis

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