Haff, a word derived from the Danish hav, meaning 'sea,' and used to designate three lagoons along the Prussian coast of the Baltic—viz. Stettiner or Pommersches Haff, Frisches Haff, and Kurisches Haff. Haff-fishing or haaf-fishing is a term used by the Shetlanders to signify deep-sea fishing.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 499
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