Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

scarph

 - 2 dictionary results

scarph

  [skahrf]
Use scarph in a Sentence
–noun, verb (used with object) Shipbuilding.
scarf 2 (defs. 1, 3, 4).

scarf

2  [skahrf] noun, plural scarfs, verb
–noun
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.
–verb (used with object)
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).
Also, scarph (for defs. 1, 3, 4).

Origin:
1490–1500; < ON skarfr (deriv. of skera to cut) end cut from a beam (hence perh. a piece of cloth cut off, i.e., scarf 1 ); cf. Sw skarv patch

Related forms:
scarfer, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To scarph
Search another word or see scarph on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way