ref

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

Clippings.

-EF Calef, s. lef, a. 106/3740; ref, a. 106/3726. dref. — The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D., Unknown
Furthermore, the remaining 30% believe their research is inferior or lagging behind the West (ref. to Table 1). — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
Greatly in need of the com: of a ref: Chris: ho: Mus: in the eve: and intell: conver: greatly appre:" He shut his stiff eyelids and opened them again, but the imaginary Scout had not gone. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan

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