haaf

[ hahf ]

noun
  1. deep-sea fishing grounds off the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

Origin of haaf

1
1785–95; <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse haf sea; cognate with Old English hæf; akin to heave

Words Nearby haaf

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How to use haaf in a sentence

  • An' tha went at th' business o' thy own accord an' managt it i' haaf an hour!

    That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • "haaf-past seven, as I've heerd, it's going to take place," said another.

    The Day of Judgment | Joseph Hocking
  • Look here, I'se got haaf a bob, and a good warming into the bargain.

    Her Benny | Silas Kitto Hocking
  • I's tooked 'em hum a haaf a bob every night for t' week, and they b'longs to me.

    Her Benny | Silas Kitto Hocking
  • But aater 'bout a haaf an hour Jim he zes, 'Veyther, an' how d'ee feel now?'

British Dictionary definitions for haaf

haaf

/ (hɑːf) /


noun
  1. a deep-sea fishing ground off the Shetland and Orkney Islands

Origin of haaf

1
Old English hæf sea; related to Old Norse haf; see heave

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