skitter n Cp SKITTER v. A sudden movement across surface, esp of a boat over the water.
T 50/1-64 I was stood up, ready to let go o' the spread, give her the shoulder o' mutton, an' she took one skitter away on the water—I allow she went as far from this down to Pad's before she brought up. Q 73-4 ~ sudden movement of boat over water.
