erf

¹

/ ɜːf /

noun

1. a plot of land, usually urban, marked off for building purposes

Erf

²

/ ɜːf /

acronym for

1. electrorheological fluid: a man-made liquid that thickens or solidifies when an electric current passes through it and returns to a liquid when the current ceases

Word History and Origins

Origin of erf¹

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

Prue had just time to seize a bite before she went to dress for a frankly confessed dancing-bout at Eliza Erf's.

From Project Gutenberg

I bin in 'ere 'bout erf an hour, I hev, and ain't seed nowt so fur!

From Project Gutenberg