Meaning & use
Scarfed
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Informally, ate food quickly and greedily; also, wore a scarf around the neck.
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He scarfed down his lunch in under five minutes before the next meeting.
She scarfed her coat and gloves before heading out into the cold.
A note on using this word
The informal sense usually appears in the phrase 'scarf down,' distinct from the unrelated meaning of wrapping a scarf around oneself.
Words with a similar meaning
gobbledwolfed
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Words with an opposite meaning
nibbled
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