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haaf
CIDE DICTIONARY
haaf, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.].
The deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles. [1913 Webster]
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