sə:f n. & v. --n. 1
the swell of the
sea breaking on the shore or reefs. 2 the
foam produced by
this. --v.intr. go surf-riding. øsurf-casting
fishing by
casting a line
into the sea
from the shore. surf-riding the
sport of
being carried
over the surf to the shore on a
surfboard. øøsurfer n. surfy adj. [app. f. obs. suff, perh. assim. to
surge: orig.
applied to the
Indian coast]