scarf 2 BrE AmE ( also scarf down/up ) verb [transitive] American English informal
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: scoff 'to eat quickly' (18-21 centuries) ]
to eat something very quickly:
She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work.
scarf 2 BrE AmE ( also scarf down/up ) verb [transitive] American English informal
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: scoff 'to eat quickly' (18-21 centuries) ]
to eat something very quickly:
She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012