Reff

Pronunciation: /rɛf/

“Reff” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

reef (part of a sail that can be rolled in during high wind)
a wooden frame used to carry someone or something on the back

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Reff, from Middle Low German ref. Cognate with Dutch reef, English reef, Danish rev. Further origin uncertain. The West Germanic forms are possibly borrowed from Old Norse rif. If so, the word may identical to that for “rib” (Proto-Germanic *ribją), from which is also German Riff (“reef, bank of rocks”); or it may be a derivation from Old Norse ríva (“to tear”), from…

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