Surf (?), n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.]

The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

Surf bird Zool., a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone. -- Surf clam Zool., a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, ∨ Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra. -- Surf duck Zool., any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus Oidemia, especially O. percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note under Scoter. -- Surf fish Zool., any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid. -- Surf smelt. Zool. See Smelt. -- Surf whiting. Zool. See under Whiting.

 

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Surf, n.

The bottom of a drain.

[Prov. Eng.]

 

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