Definitions For Cauf

Etymology 1

Originally a misspelling of corf, , basket, of which , cauf remains a homophone. {{rfi, en}}

Noun

{{en-noun, cauves}} A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.

References

Glossographia; or, A Dictionary Interpreting the Hard Words of Whatsoever Language, Now Used in Our Refined English Tongue, by w:thomas blount (lexicographer), thomas blount (1662?; in 1670 Ed.) Cauf, a little trunk or chest with holes in it, wherein Fishermen keep Fish alive in the water, ready for use. “” listed in the w:oxford english dictionary, oxford english dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 2

Phonetic respelling.

Noun

{{en-noun, cauves}} {{eye dialect of, en, calf}}

References

Publications of the English Dialect Society, volume 52 (1886), CAUF, CAUVES. — Common pronunciation of Calf, Calves: as “I’d been to serve the cauves;” “She’s gotten a quee cauf[.]”