"cauf" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔːf/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cauves [plural]
enPR: kôf [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɔːf Etymology: From corf (“basket”) (which is a homophone of cauf in some dialects). Etymology templates: {{m|en|corf||basket}} corf (“basket”), {{m|en||cauf}} cauf Head templates: {{en-noun|cauves}} cauf (plural cauves)
  1. A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.
    Sense id: en-cauf-en-noun-iQXPeMp6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɔːf/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cauves [plural]
enPR: kôf [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɔːf Etymology: Phonetic respelling. Head templates: {{en-noun|cauves}} cauf (plural cauves)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of calf. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: calf
    Sense id: en-cauf-en-noun-S834~X99 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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