Lexicographical Neighbors of Scaff
Literary usage of Scaff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq: With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-mots by William Cook (1806)
"scaff. Aye at present—but if in the winter you should choose to have ... scaff.
True—well, master Foote—now let us talk a little about business. Foote. ..."
2. Responding to Low-Intensity Conflict Challenges by Stephen Blank (1993)
"scaff states that in Pampanga 200 percent was "customary. ... scaff, 28. 30.
The abuse of Filipino civilians by the Philippine army had gotten to the point ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"To scaff, ». a. To sponge, to collect by dishonourable means. V. SKAFF. ...
This is synon. with SKI IT, q. v scaff-RAFF, scaff and RAFF, s. fuse ; the same ..."
4. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1844)
"The sergeant trumpeter, with a skye-coloured scaff about his shoulders, and eight
other of his majesties trumpeters, together with his majesties kettle ..."
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