Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Unlawful; unclean: opposed to kosher as used by Hebrews.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Ceremonially unclean, according to the Jewish law; -- opposed to kosher.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not conforming to dietary laws

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Examples

  • Sam kept a kosher house, and nonkosher cake is tref from the Yiddish word for unclean, so Reed couldnt bring it in, couldnt even let it touch the silverware.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • Sam kept a kosher house, and nonkosher cake is tref from the Yiddish word for unclean, so Reed couldnt bring it in, couldnt even let it touch the silverware.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • And within the hour they were riding alongside the high stockade of Owain's royal seat and tref of Aber, and the porters and guards at the gates had seen the shimmer of their colours nearing, and cried their coming within.

    His Disposition 2010

  • No, it would not be news of crucial importance, like the invasion from Ireland, tref would not spread it to tref and maenol to maenol as Owain's couriers had spread word of the muster to Carnarvon.

    His Disposition 2010

  • Within the walls he might move at will, perhaps his freedom extended even to the tref that lay outside the gate.

    His Disposition 2010

  • Fe fydd yn rhaid pwyso ar y llywodraeth i wneud yn siwr bod Carchar Caernarfon yn sefydliad cyhoeddus sydd yn mabwysiadu polisi iaith blaengar, er mwyn gwarchod hunaniaeth tref Caernarfon.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Dyfrig 2009

  • Fe fydd yn rhaid pwyso ar y llywodraeth i wneud yn siwr bod Carchar Caernarfon yn sefydliad cyhoeddus sydd yn mabwysiadu polisi iaith blaengar, er mwyn gwarchod hunaniaeth tref Caernarfon.

    Carchar i Gaernarfon Dyfrig 2009

  • Nou behoort ons weer as gemeenskap, privaat-sektor en regering hande te vat in die stryd teen armoede, werkloosheid en misdaad wat soos plae ons land tref.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • Dit tref nie slegs die rykes of slegs die armes nie.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Dit tref nie slegs die rykes of slegs die armes nie.

    TOESPRAAK DEUR PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA BY DIE 60E SINODE-SITTING VAN DIE VOLKSKERK VAN AFRIKA 1997

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  • Listed ONCE! That's not kosher on Wordnik.

    November 20, 2010

  • Good thing I'm not Word-Jewish then, or clicking on this page would have been problematical!

    November 21, 2010