Scarfing: meaning, definitions and examples

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scarfing

[ skɑːrfɪŋ ]

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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.

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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:

🇵🇹 escavar

🇮🇳 काटना

🇩🇪 abschaben

🇮🇩 memahat

🇺🇦 зачищати

🇵🇱 skrobanie

🇯🇵 削る (けずる)

🇫🇷 scarifier

🇪🇸 escarificar

🇹🇷 kazımak

🇰🇷 깎다

🇸🇦 كشط

🇨🇿 škrábání

🇸🇰 škrabanie

🇨🇳 刮削 (guā xiāo)

🇸🇮 strganje

🇮🇸 skafa

🇰🇿 қырнау

🇬🇪 გაპრიალება

🇦🇿 qazıma

🇲🇽 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.