skiffle
1
[ skif-uh l ]
/ ˈskɪf əl /
verb (used with object), skif·fled, skif·fling.
Origin of skiffle
1
perhaps akin to
scabble
Words nearby skiffle
Definition for skiffle (2 of 2)
skiffle
2
[ skif-uh l ]
/ ˈskɪf əl /
noun
a jazz style of the 1920s deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, played by bands made up of both standard and improvised instruments.
a style of popular music developed in England during the 1950s, deriving from hillbilly music and rock-'n'-roll, and played on a heterogeneous group of instruments, as guitar, washboard, ceramic jug, washtub, and kazoo.
Origin of skiffle
2
First recorded in 1920–25; origin uncertain
Example sentences from the Web for skiffle
You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke.
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British Dictionary definitions for skiffle (1 of 2)
skiffle
1
/ (ˈskɪfəl) /
noun
a style of popular music of the 1950s, played chiefly on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
Word Origin for skiffle
C20: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for skiffle (2 of 2)
skiffle
2
/ (ˈskɪfəl) /
noun
Ulster dialect
a drizzle
a skiffle of rain
Word Origin for skiffle
from Scottish
skiff, from
skiff to move lightly, probably changed from
skift, from Old Norse
skipta
shift