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Surf \Surf\, n.
The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]
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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.
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{Surf bird} (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
{Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone.

{Surf clam} (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,
especially {Mactra solidissima} (syn. {Spisula
solidissima}). See {Mactra}.

{Surf duck} (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks
of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {Oidemia
percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note
under {Scoter}.

{Surf fish} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}.

{Surf smelt}. (Zool.) See {Smelt}.

{Surf whiting}. (Zool.) See under {Whiting}.
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