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tref Definition


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trefa
tref
adj
    1. Judaism.
      Said of the flesh of an animal: not fit for human consumption because it has not been slaughtered in the prescribed way. Opposite of kosher.
Etymology: 19c: from Hebrew terephah torn, which was applied to flesh torn off by wild animals, from taraph to tear.



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