"'arf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: A representation of the pronunciation of half by a speaker whose dialect is non-rhotic and also lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]). Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} 'arf
  1. (British, representing nonstandard or dialect pronunciation, especially Cockney) Half. Tags: British, Cockney, especially
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          "ref": "1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes:",
          "text": "Hasn't ye 'eard that devil's spawn of a capting an' is mates knockin' the bloomin' lights outen 'arf the crew?",
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