tref

[ treyf ]

adjective

1. Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.

tref

/ treɪf; ˈtreɪfə /

adjective

1. Judaism ritually unfit to be eaten; not kosher

Word History and Origins

Origin of tref¹

< Yiddish treyf < Hebrew ṭərēphāh “torn flesh,” literally, “something torn”

Word History and Origins

Origin of tref¹

Yiddish, from Hebrew terēphāh , literally: torn (i.e., animal meat torn by beasts), from tāraf to tear

Example Sentences

Tref, having been put upon the scent, followed the trail through several streets until he came to a night-shelter.

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Whereupon she told me that it was called Tref y Talcot—the village of the tollgate.

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Whereupon she told me that it was called Tref y Talcot—the village of the toll-gate.

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Llanfair tref Helygon,—The parish church was in ruins many years ago; the oldest inhabitant does not remember it standing.

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