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tref
[ treyf ]
/ treɪf /
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adjective
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
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Origin of tref
<Yiddish treyf <Hebrew ṭərēphāh “torn flesh,” literally, “something torn”
Words nearby tref
tree tobacco, tree tomato, treetop, treeware, tree yucca, tref, treflé, trefoil, trefoil arch, trefoil knot, trehala
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How to use tref in a sentence
Tref, having been put upon the scent, followed the trail through several streets until he came to a night-shelter.
Science and the Criminal|C. Ainsworth MitchellWhereupon she told me that it was called Tref y Talcot—the village of the tollgate.
Wild Wales|George BorrowWhereupon she told me that it was called Tref y Talcot—the village of the toll-gate.
Wild Wales|George BorrowLlanfair tref Helygon,—The parish church was in ruins many years ago; the oldest inhabitant does not remember it standing.
British Dictionary definitions for tref
tref
treif treifa (ˈtreɪfə)
/ (treɪf) /
adjective
Judaism ritually unfit to be eaten; not kosher
Word Origin for tref
Yiddish, from Hebrew terēphāh, literally: torn (i.e., animal meat torn by beasts), from tāraf to tear
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