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      "rif"
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    "etymologies": [
      "From earlier riff, from Middle English rif, from Old Norse rif (\u201crib, reef\u201d), from Proto-Germanic *ribj\u0105 (\u201crib, reef\u201d), from Proto-Indo-European *h\u2081reb\u02b0- (\u201carch, ceiling, cover\u201d). Dutch rif (\u201creef\u201d), Low German riff, reff (\u201creef\u201d), German Riff (\u201creef, ledge\u201d) are also borrowed from Old Norse. Doublet of rib.",
      "From Middle English reef, from Old Norse rif, Middle Dutch rif, r\u0113ve, and/or Middle Low German ref. Possibly a figurative use of the word for \u201crib\u201d in etymology 1 above, in which case all forms must, again, be borrowings from Old Norse. Alternatively it may be a different word related to Old English rift (\u201ccurtain, veil\u201d), \u0101r\u0101fian (\u201cto uncoil, wind off\u201d).",
      "From Middle English ref, hreof, from Old English hr\u0113of (\u201crough, scabby, leprous\", also \"a leper\u201d), from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (\u201crough, scabby, scrubby\u201d), from Proto-Indo-European *kreup- (\u201cscab, crust\u201d), related to Old English hr\u0113ofla (\u201cleprosy, leper\u201d). Cognate with Scots reif (\u201ca skin disease leaving crusts on the skin, the scab\u201d), Old High German riob (\u201cleprous, scabby, mangy\u201d), Icelandic hrj\u00fafur (\u201cscabby, rough\u201d). Compare riffe, dandruff."
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            "mean": "riff (obsolete)"
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            "mean": "A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water."
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            "mean": "(Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore."
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            "mean": "(nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind."
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            "mean": "A reef knot."
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            "mean": "(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind."
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          {
            "mean": "(Australia) To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding."
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          {
            "mean": "(nautical, of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.\nReef the paddles."
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          {
            "mean": "(slang) To manipulate the lining of a person's pocket in order to steal the contents unnoticed."
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            "mean": "reif, rief (Scotland)"
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            "mean": "Scabby; scurvy."
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        "name": "Noun_3",
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            "mean": "(Now chiefly dialectal) The itch; any eruptive skin disorder."
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            "mean": "(Now chiefly dialectal) Dandruff."
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            "mean": "-free, Free, feer, fere, free"
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      "See also Thesaurus:scabby"
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