Gaff

[gæf]

Definition

(noun.) an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish.

(noun.) a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.

(noun.) a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock.

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Definition

(n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.

(n.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.

(n.) Same as Gaffle, 1.

(v. t.) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.

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Definition

n. (slang) a low theatre: a fair.

n. a hook used esp. for landing large fish after they have been hooked on the line and spent by the skill of the angler: (naut.) the spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent.—v.t. to hook or bind by means of a gaff.—n. Gaff′-top-sail a small sail the head of which is extended on a small gaff which hoists on the top-mast and the foot on the lower gaff.

v.i. (slang) to gamble.—ns. Gaff′er; Gaff′ing.

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