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单词 screef
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Definition of screef in English:

screef

(also scrief)
noun skriːf
Scottish
  • 1A layer of surface vegetation on an area of ground.

  • 2A small area of ground from which the surface vegetation has been cleared, or that has otherwise been prepared for planting.

verb skriːf
Scottish
  • with object To clear (surface vegetation) from an area of ground; to clear (an area of ground) of surface vegetation.

Origin

Early 19th century. Originally a Scots variant of scruff, now distinguished in form in the senses below<br>early 20th century; earliest use found in Transactions Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society. From screef.

 
 

Definition of screef in US English:

screef

(also scrief)
nounskriːf
Scottish
  • 1A layer of surface vegetation on an area of ground.

  • 2A small area of ground from which the surface vegetation has been cleared, or that has otherwise been prepared for planting.

verbskriːf
Scottish
  • with object To clear (surface vegetation) from an area of ground; to clear (an area of ground) of surface vegetation.

Origin

Early 19th century. Originally a Scots variant of scruff, now distinguished in form in the senses below<br>early 20th century; earliest use found in Transactions Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society. From screef.

 
 
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