[skɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head
(e.g: she tucked her woolly scarf around her neck)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sash (around the waist or over the shoulder)’): probably based on Old Northern French escarpe, probably identical with Old French escharpe ‘pilgrim's scrip’

[skɑːf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other
(e.g: he forced me to scarf the keel timbers in watertight sections)

- make an incision in the blubber of (a whale)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th century

[skɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other

- an incision made in the blubber of a whale


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th century

[skɑːf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- eat or drink (something) hungrily or enthusiastically
(e.g: he scarfed down the waffles)


Phrases:

Origin:
1960s: variant of scoff