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Definition of 'haaf'English
Noun
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(Shetland Islands|Scotland) The open sea, especially as a place to fish.
* 1822 , Walter Scott, The Pirate'', 1826, ''Novels and Romances of the Author of Waverley , Volume 19, page 320 ,
- The banks to which they repair for the haaf fishing, are often many miles distant from the station where the fish is dried; so that they are always twenty or thirty hours absent, frequently longer; and under unfavourable circumstances of wind and tide, they remain at sea, with a very small stock of provisions, and in a boat of a construction which seems extremely slender, for two or three days, and are sometimes heard of no more.
* 2003 , Juliet Marillier, Foxmask : Saga of the Light Isles: 2, page 28 ,
- The haaf -boat was as well maintained as any vessel in the islands; her master had a reputation for thoroughness, for all he was barely twenty years of age.
(Shetland Islands) The practice of sea fishing for such as cod, ling and tusk.
* 2005 , James Coull, 7: The development of fishing communities with special reference to Scotland'', Jonathan Potts, Hance D. Smith (editors), ''Managing Britain's Marine and Coastal Environment: Towards a Sustainable Future , page 145 ,
- Although men concentrated at the main haaf stations during the summer fishing season, they reverted to their homes in crofting townships for the remainder of the year.
Derived terms
* haaf net
* haaf netting
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