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What's The Definition Of Surf?

\Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. {Surf bird} (Zo["o]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus {Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone. {Surf clam} (Zo["o]l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially {Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima}. See {Mactra}. {Surf duck} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {O. percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note under {Scoter}. {Surf fish} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}. {Surf smelt}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Smelt}. {Surf whiting}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Whiting}.
\Surf\, n. The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]