Complex sentence: The origin of the English word "skiffle" is unknown; however, in the dialect of the west of England "to make a skiffle" meaning to make a mess of any business is attested from 1873.
Split into simpler sentences: The origin of the English word "skiffle" is unknown. However, in the dialect of the west of England "to make a skiffle" meaning to make a mess of any business is attested from 1873.