skiffle
Meaning
Noun
- A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.
- Synonym of skiff
Origin
- From or related to Scots skiffle, from skiff (whence English skiff ("light rain, snow, etc"), which see for more). Related to skift.
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