"graff" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹæf/ [Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graff.wav Forms: graffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːf, -æf Etymology: Older variant of graft, q.v. Head templates: {{en-noun}} graff (plural graffs)
  1. (botany, archaic) Alternative form of graft Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: graft Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-graff-en-noun-~rGEw0Xi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 20 15 30 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹæf/ [Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graff.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːf, -æf Etymology: From German Graf (“count”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Graf||count}} German Graf (“count”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} graff (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) A steward; an overseer. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-graff-en-noun-~u8c~yj5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹæf/ [Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graff.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːf, -æf Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} graff (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Clipping of graffiti. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: graffiti Derived forms: graffer
    Sense id: en-graff-en-noun-en:graffiti Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 20 15 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹæf/ [Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graff.wav Forms: graffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːf, -æf Head templates: {{en-noun}} graff (plural graffs)
  1. (slang, journalism) Alternative form of graf (“paragraph”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: graf (extra: paragraph) Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-graff-en-noun-VYpZPSZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 20 15 30 Topics: journalism, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹæf/ [Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graff.wav Forms: graffs [present, singular, third-person], graffing [participle, present], graffed [participle, past], graffed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːf, -æf Etymology: Older variant of graft, q.v. Head templates: {{en-verb}} graff (third-person singular simple present graffs, present participle graffing, simple past and past participle graffed)
  1. (botany, archaic) Alternative form of graft Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: graft Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-graff-en-verb-~rGEw0Xi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 20 15 30 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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