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Definitions for Scarph

[1] scarf2(defs 1, 3, 4) .
[2] a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
[3] Whaling . a strip of skin along the body of the whale.
[4] to assemble with a scarf joint.
[5] to form a scarf on (the end of a timber).
[6] Steelmaking . to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel).
[7] Whaling . to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin).
[8] a rectangular, triangular, or long narrow piece of cloth worn around the head, neck, or shoulders for warmth or decoration
[9] to wrap with or as if with a scarf
[10] to use as or in the manner of a scarf
[11] Also called: scarf joint , scarfed joint a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
[12] the end of a piece of timber shaped to form such a joint
[13] NZ a wedge-shaped cut made in a tree before felling, to determine the direction of the fall
[14] whaling an incision made along a whale's body before stripping off the blubber
[15] to join (two pieces of timber) by means of a scarf
[16] to make a scarf on (a piece of timber)
[17] to cut a scarf in (a whale)

Words nearby Scarph

scarpa's fluid, scarpa's foramen, scarpa's membrane, scarpa's triangle, scarper, scarph, scarron, scarry, scarsdale, scart, scarves

Origin of Scarph

f21490–1500; < Old Norse skarfr (derivative of skera to cut) end cut from a beam (hence perhaps a piece of cloth cut off, i.e., scarf1); compare Swedish skarv patch

Other words from Scarph

scarf·er , noun

Word origin for Scarph

fC14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skarv, Swedish skarf, Low German, Dutch scherf scarf 1