haaf

[ hahf ]
/ hɑf /

noun

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

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Origin of haaf

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

Words nearby haaf

ha-ha, ha-nasi, ha1 virus, ha2 virus, haa, haaf, haag, haakon iv, haakon vii, haar, haarlem
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British Dictionary definitions for haaf

haaf
/ (hɑːf) /

noun

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

Word Origin for haaf

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