v. & n. colloq.
v.tr. & intr. eat greedily.
n. food; a meal.
[ (n.) f. Afrik. schoff repr. Du. schoft quarter of a day (hence, meal): (v.) orig. var. of dial. scaff, assoc. with the noun ]
v. & n. colloq.
v.tr. & intr. eat greedily.
n. food; a meal.
[ (n.) f. Afrik. schoff repr. Du. schoft quarter of a day (hence, meal): (v.) orig. var. of dial. scaff, assoc. with the noun ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012