Scarfing: meaning, definitions and examples

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scarfing

 

[ skษ‘หrfษชล‹ ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

woodworking

To shape a piece of wood by cutting away shavings with a special curved knife.

Synonyms

carving, shaping, whittling

Examples of usage

  • Scarfing is commonly used in boat building.
  • The carpenter was scarfing the edges of the wooden plank.
Context #2 | Noun

informal

The act of eating quickly and greedily.

Synonyms

devouring, gulping, wolfing down

Examples of usage

  • He finished scarfing down his dinner in just a few minutes.
  • Stop scarfing and savor your food!

Translations

Translations of the word "scarfing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น escavar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคพเคŸเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช abschaben

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ memahat

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐั‡ะธั‰ะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ skrobanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ‰Šใ‚‹ (ใ‘ใšใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท scarifier

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ escarificar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kazฤฑmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊นŽ๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุดุท

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลกkrรกbรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ลกkrabanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅˆฎๅ‰Š (guฤ xiฤo)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ strganje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skafa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ั‹ั€ะฝะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒžแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qazฤฑma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ escarificar

Word origin

The verb 'scarfing' in woodworking comes from the Old Norse word 'skerfa', meaning 'to cut'. The noun 'scarfing' in the context of eating quickly is believed to have originated from the slang term 'scarf' meaning 'to eat voraciously'. Over time, both meanings have evolved to their current usage in English.

See also: scarf.