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scarfing
We have found lemma(root) word of scarfing : scarf.
Definitions
[skɑːf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head
(e.g: she tucked her woolly scarf around her neck)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sash (around the waist or over the shoulder)’): probably based on Old Northern French escarpe, probably identical with Old French escharpe ‘pilgrim's scrip’
[skɑːf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other
(e.g: he forced me to scarf the keel timbers in watertight sections)
- make an incision in the blubber of (a whale)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th century
[skɑːf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other
- an incision made in the blubber of a whale
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th century
[skɑːf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- eat or drink (something) hungrily or enthusiastically
(e.g: he scarfed down the waffles)
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Origin
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1960s: variant of scoff
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