rif.
reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
Meaning & usage
reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif (literally “rib”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją.
corpse, dead animal body of esp. a human, particularly when already significantly decomposed
skeleton
animal body, esp. of a human
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch rijf, from Old Dutch ref (“belly; womb”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrif, from Proto-Germanic *hrefaz (“body; torso; belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *krep- (“body”).
reef: an arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif (literally “rib”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją.
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