(in Orkney and Shetland) the area of sea used for deep-sea fishing.
（在苏格兰奥克尼群岛和设得兰群岛的）深海渔场
Example sentencesExamples
The Haaf net which also rests on the sea bed is supported by a fisherman.
The haaf floats to the top; the netsman turns his back to the tide, kills the fish with his ‘mell’, or mallet, and flings it into a special compartment - while concentrating on not being swept away by the strong tidal flow.
Under this system the able-bodied men of the croft were away from the land for long periods engaged in the haaf or deep-sea fishing in the summer months and the herring fishing from spring until late summer.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Old Norse haf 'high sea, ocean'; related to Danish hav and Swedish haf.