haaf
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of haaf
1785–95; < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse haf sea; cognate with Old English hæf; akin to heave
Example Sentences
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When a group of haaf netters first arrives at the shore they "cast the mells", an intricate game which decides where each of them will be positioned.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2020
The number of haaf netters has dwindled since the 1970s, when there were more than 100 living in towns like Annan and Gretna.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2020
But he is worried the practice could soon die out unless the haaf netters are given some legal protection and some form of exemption to a ban on keeping the salmon that they catch.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2020
The lives and history of the haaf netters has been documented by the Solway Firth Partnership.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2020
Then it is both the haaf fishing you are speaking of just now and the small fishing in winter?-Yes.
From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William
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