Definition of delfs Delfs
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What does delfs mean?
Part of speech
🔤- delfs, noun, plural of delf.
WordNet
NounPlural: delves |
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| delf - an excavation; usually a quarry or mine | ||
| excavation the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" | ||
| britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- delf (n.)
A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. - delf (n.)
Same as Delftware.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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delf
delf, n. a contraction for Delft′ware, a kind of earthenware originally made at Delft, Holland -
delf
delf, n. a drain, ditch: (her.) a charge representing a square sod. [A.S. dælf—delfan, to dig.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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delf
A heraldic charge representing a square sod or turf, the term being probably derived from the word delve, to dig. A delf tenné is the appropriate abatement for him who revokes his challenge, or otherwise goes from his word.
