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cauf

UK/kɔːf/

cauf noun: a chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water. Also the pronunciation spelling of calf.

Noun

cauf (plural cauves)

  1. A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.
    • The live fish is now kept in the cauves until sold for consumption in the home-country or abroad.1926: Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, Reports, volume 2, unknown page (Executive Committee)

Also used as

cauf is also the pronunciation spelling of calf.

Forms of cauf

pluralcauves

Origin of cauf

From corf (“basket”) (which is a homophone of cauf in some dialects).

Phonetic respelling.

Words that rhyme with cauf

Questions about cauf

What does cauf mean?
Cauf means a chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.
What part of speech is cauf?
Cauf is a noun.
How do you pronounce cauf?
Cauf is pronounced /kɔːf/ (UK).
What is the plural of cauf?
The plural of cauf is cauves.

Words near cauf in the dictionary

  1. caudoversions
  2. caudron
  3. caudrons
  4. Caudwell
  5. Caudwells
  6. cauf
  7. Cauffman
  8. Cauffmans
  9. Caufield
  10. Caufields
  11. Caughey

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