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[ref]
–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.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ref
referee
REF
refer to (shortwave transmission)
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