graff

n. & v. See Graft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Grave, n. ] The scarp of a ditch or moat. “To clean the graffages.” Miss Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Greffier. ] (Law.) a notary or scrivener. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ It., pl. of graffito scratched ] 1. Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place, placed there without authorization of the owner of the object on which it is written. Such graffiti are usually unwelcome, and are considered as form of vandalism. [ PJC ]