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Pronunciation : Surf
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.]
Definition : Defn: The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. Surf bird (Zo?l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone. -- Surf clam (Zo?l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra. -- Surf duck (Zo?l.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus Oidemia, especially O. percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note under Scoter. -- Surf fish (Zo?l.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid. -- Surf smelt. (Zo?l.) See Smelt. -- Surf whiting. (Zo?l.) See under Whiting.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Surf
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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