different between ref vs reaf

English

Etymology

Clipping of referee

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

ref (plural refs)

1. (informal) A referee.
2. (Philippines, informal) A refrigerator.
3. Abbreviation of reference.
4. Abbreviation of refectory.

Verb

ref (third-person singular simple present refs, present participle reffing, simple past and past participle reffed)

1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
   • 1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type

     On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.

Anagrams

• FER, RFE, erf, f***er, fer

Icelandic

Noun

ref

1. indefinite accusative singular of refur
2. indefinite dative singular of refur

Middle English

Noun

ref

1. Alternative form of reif

Swedish

Noun

ref

1. Obsolete spelling of räv

See also

• referee

Anagrams

• fre

English

Noun

reaf (plural reafs)

1. Obsolete spelling of reef
   • 1834 August 2, Niles' Register, page 384:

     A large number of vessels continued to be wrecked, and a vast amount of property is lost on the Florida reafs.

   • 1891, H. A. Moriarty, Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Westward of Longitude 80° east, including Madagascar, page 124:

     The largest ships may pass between the outer reafs and the Black rocks.

Anagrams

• FERA, Fear, Fera, Rafe, fare, fear

Middle English

Noun

reaf

1. Alternative form of reif

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ræ???f/

Noun

r?af m or n

1. plunder, spoil, booty
2. raiment, garment, robe, vestment
3. armor

Derived terms

• r?afl?c (“robbery”)

Related terms

• r?afian

Descendants

• Middle English: ræf, raf, ref, reif
  • English: reif
  • Scots: reif