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SHARF, n. An incrustation, a crust, a thick surface layer of mud or the like.Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 65:
An what is dis aa ower wi sharf?Sh. 1898 W. E. Clark Northern Gleams 60:
Afore he kent o' himsel he wis basslin' i' da very hert o' da guttery sharf.
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