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tref

  [treyf]
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–adjective
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
Also, treyf, trayf, terefah.

Origin:
< Yiddish treyf < Heb ṭərēphāh torn flesh, lit., something torn
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tref   (trāf)   
adj.   Judaism
Unclean and unfit for consumption according to dietary law; not kosher.

[Yiddish treyf, from Hebrew ṭərēpâ, carrion, from ṭārap, to tear; see ṭrp in Semitic roots.]
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Tref

Tref\, a. [Yiddish, fr. Heb. t[e^]r[=e]ph[=a]h an animal torn by wild beasts.] Ceremonially unclean, according to the Jewish law; -- opposed to kosher.
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tref

any food, food product, or utensil that, according to the Jewish dietary laws (kashruth, q.v.), is not ritually clean or prepared according to law and is thus prohibited as unfit for Jewish use. Terefah is thus the antithesis of kosher ("fit"). The broad connotation of terefah derives from a more specific prohibition against eating meat that has been "torn" by a wild animal (e.g., Exodus 22:31).

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