Definition of haaf in English:

haaf

noun hɑːfhaf

the haaf

(in Orkney and Shetland) the area of sea used for deep-sea fishing.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Haaf net which also rests on the sea bed is supported by a fisherman.
- The haaf floats to the top; the netsman turns his back to the tide, kills the fish with his ‘mell’, or mallet, and flings it into a special compartment - while concentrating on not being swept away by the strong tidal flow.
- Under this system the able-bodied men of the croft were away from the land for long periods engaged in the haaf or deep-sea fishing in the summer months and the herring fishing from spring until late summer.

Late 18th century: from Old Norse haf 'high sea, ocean'; related to Danish hav and Swedish haf.

单词	haaf
释义	Definition of haaf in English: haaf noun hɑːfhaf the haaf (in Orkney and Shetland) the area of sea used for deep-sea fishing. Example sentencesExamples The Haaf net which also rests on the sea bed is supported by a fisherman. The haaf floats to the top; the netsman turns his back to the tide, kills the fish with his ‘mell’, or mallet, and flings it into a special compartment - while concentrating on not being swept away by the strong tidal flow. Under this system the able-bodied men of the croft were away from the land for long periods engaged in the haaf or deep-sea fishing in the summer months and the herring fishing from spring until late summer. Origin Late 18th century: from Old Norse haf 'high sea, ocean'; related to Danish hav and Swedish haf.
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