[skahrf] 
noun, plural scarfs, scarves [skahrvz] , verb | 1. | a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler. |
| 2. | a necktie or cravat with hanging ends. |
| 3. | a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc. |
| 4. | to cover or wrap with or as if with a scarf. |
| 5. | to use in the manner of a scarf. |
[skahrf] noun, plural scarfs, verb | 1. | a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint. |
| 2. | Whaling. a strip of skin along the body of the whale. |
| 3. | to assemble with a scarf joint. |
| 4. | to form a scarf on (the end of a timber). |
| 5. | Steelmaking. to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel). |
| 6. | Whaling. to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin). |
[skahrf] | to eat, esp. voraciously (often fol. by down or up): to scarf down junk food. |
| scarf 1 (skärf) n. pl. scarfs (skärfs) or scarves (skärvz)
[French dialectal escarpe, sash, sling, from Old North French, variant of Old French escherpe, pilgrim's bag hung from the neck, from Frankish *skirpja, small rush, from Latin scirpus, rush.] |
| scarf 2 (skärf) n. pl. scarfs (skärfs)
[Middle English skarf, as in scarfnail, probably from Old Norse skarfr, end piece of a board cut off on the bias.] |
| scarf 3 (skärf) tr.v. scarfed, scarf·ing, scarfs Slang To eat or drink voraciously; devour: "Americans scarf down 50 million hot dogs on an average summer day" (George F. Will). [Variant of scoff2.] scarf'er n. |
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