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ref

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–noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), reffed, ref⋅fing. Sports Slang.
referee.
Origin:
1895–1900; by shortening

ref.

 
1. referee.
2. reference.
3. referred.
4. refining.
5. reformation.
6. reformed.
7. refund.
8. refunding.
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ref   (rěf)   
n.   Informal
A referee.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
ref [rɛf]

  1. n.
    a referee. (Also a term of address.) : Hey, ref! Get some glasses!
  2. tv.
    to referee something, such as a game. : Are you going to ref this one, or am I?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ref
referee
REF
refer to (shortwave transmission)
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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