Skift

An old southern term for a light dusting of snow.
Something that is light such as a light fall of snow or rain.

and also it is A Middle English British form of Shift.

BRITISH (Shift):
Guy1: Mate! We all got knocked down there is Affy who was left alone and then suddenly he clutched their entire squad, we won.
Guy2: That's a skift!
Guy1: Yeah! He's skift!

SOTHERN (Light Snow/Rain):
We had a skift of snow (a sight never before witnessed here at this season of the year), on the night of the 21st. The bees were housed for 3 days.
—G. W. Demaree, (letter) The American Bee Journal, 6 Jun. 1883