reaf
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reaf (plural reafs)
- Obsolete spelling of reef
- 1834 August 2, Niles' Register, page 384:
- A large number of vessels continued to be wrecked, and a vast amount of property is lost on the Florida reafs.
- 1891, H. A. Moriarty, Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Westward of Longitude 80° east, including Madagascar, page 124:
- The largest ships may pass between the outer reafs and the Black rocks.
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reaf
- Alternative form of reif
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.
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rēaf n
Declension edit
Declension of reaf (strong a-stem)