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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Treff

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Treff
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Treff, n., ‘club’ (at cards), properly Treffle (18th cent.), from Fr. trèfle, ‘clover, trefoil’ (Lat. trifolium).