1. eating food quickly and eagerly
Usage: informal
2. joining two pieces of material by overlapping their ends
Usage: technical; woodworking

1. the act of eating food quickly and eagerly
Usage: informal
2. a joint made by overlapping the ends of two pieces of material
Usage: technical; woodworking

Examples

• He was scarfing down his lunch before the meeting started.
• Stop scarfing your food and chew properly.
• The carpenter was scarfing two boards together.
• Her scarfing of the pizza amazed everyone at the table.
• The scarfing joint held the wooden beams securely.
• After the game, the players were scarfing sandwiches in the locker room.