tref

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noun

ˈtrāv
plural trefi
-vē
: a homestead or hamlet under old Cymric law
usually : a group or area acting as a single community as regards cattle and plowing, constituting a taxable unit, and consisting typically of nine houses, one plow, one oven, one churn, one cat, one cock, and one herdsman

tref

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adjective

ˈtrāf
variants or terefah or terefa
təˈrāfə
or trefah or trefa
ˈtrāfə
: ritually unclean or unfit according to Jewish law
opposed to kosher

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Welsh, town, home, dwelling place, tref; akin to Cornish tref, tre dwelling place, town, Breton trev division of a parish, Old English thorp village

Adjective

Yiddish & Hebrew; Yiddish treyf, treyfe, from Hebrew ṭĕrēphāh animal torn by wild beasts, torn flesh

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“Tref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tref. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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