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A cormorant.

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  1. n. A cormorant.
  2. n. An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.
  3. v. t. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
  4. v. t. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
  5. v. t. To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.
  6. v. t. To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
  7. n. In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.
  8. n. A scarf joint.
  9. n. a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
  10. n. a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
  11. v. masturbate while strangling oneself
  12. v. unite by a scarf joint