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Reaf vs Heaf - What's the difference?

reaf | heaf |

As nouns the difference between reaf and heaf

is that reaf is (now|chiefly|dialectal) spoil; booty; plunder, especially plunder from robbery or reaf can be while heaf is (northern england) a piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become heafed; a heft.

As a verb heaf is

(northern england) to become accustomed to and attached to an area of mountain pasture, seldom straying from it.

reaf

English

Etymology 1

See (m).

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (Scotland)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Spoil; booty; plunder, especially plunder from robbery.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) The act of practise of robbery; spoliation; depredation.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) The act of carrying off, abducting, or devouring (another).
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal, Scotland) Rapacity; greedy desire for plunder.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal, Scotland) A thief; robber.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1834 August 2, Niles' Register , page 384:
    • A large number of vessels continued to be wrecked, and a vast amount of property is lost on the Florida reafs .
  • * 1891 , H. A. Moriarty, Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Westward of Longitude 80° east, including Madagascar , page 124:
    • The largest ships may pass between the outer reafs and the Black rocks.

    heaf

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become heafed; a heft.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Northern England) To become accustomed to and attached to an area of mountain pasture, seldom straying from it.