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scarf noun1. [skɑ:f] ME.
[Prob. from Old French (mod. ecart, from ecarver), perh. from an Old Norse base repr. by Swedish skarf, Norwegian skarv piece to lengthen a board or a garment, joint or seam effecting this, from Swedish skarfva, Norwegian skarva lengthen in this way.]
I.
a. Carpentry & Shipbuilding. A joint by which two timbers are connected longitudinally, the ends being bevelled or notched so as to fit into each other with mutual overlapping. Also scarf joint. ME.
b. Shipbuilding. The overlapping of adjacent timbers in a ship's frame to ensure strength at the joints. Esp. in give scarf. E18-M19.
A flattened or grooved edge of metal prepared for welding. M19.
II.
Whaling. A longitudinal cut made in a whale's body. M19.
Forestry. A V-shaped incision cut in a trunk during felling to govern the direction in which the tree falls; a sloping surface left by such an incision. NZ. M19.