scarf² /skärf/

1. A joint between pieces placed end to end, cut so as to fit with overlapping like a continuous piece
2. An end so prepared
3. A longitudinal cut in a whale's carcase

1. (also scarph) to join with a scarf-joint
2. To make a scarf in

scarfˈing noun

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