A light triangular or quadrilateral sail, the head being extended on a small gaff which hoists on the top-mast, and the foot on the lower gaff.
·noun A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun ·same·as <<Gaffle>>, 1. II. Gaff ·noun The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft s...
A fair. The drop coves maced the joskins at the gaff; the ring-droppers cheated the countryman at th...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
An artificial spur put upon game-cocks. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
A spar used in ships to extend the heads of fore-and-aft sails which are not set on stays. The forem...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the ...
unpremeditated discourse. Giff-gaff makes good-fellowship. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
See halliards. ...
In fishing, a strong iron hook set on a handle, supplementing the powers of the line and fish-hook w...
A peculiar net for fishing. ...
·noun ·see <<Sail>>. ...
A light sail set on the topmost stay of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel. ...
A deep-roached sail, set in some schooners and sloops on the heel of their top-masts between the top...
Is full schooner-rigged, but carries a square-topsail on the fore-mast; the fore-sail not bent, but ...
To reveal a secret; to expose or inform against a person. ...
The order used instead of main-sail haul, when the main-sail is not set. ...
Sloops which carry standing yards. ...
Standing bitt-heads through which the topsail-sheets lead, and to which they are belayed. ...
Circular framed racks in which the topsail-halliards are coiled clear for running, and are prevented...
See topsail-schooner. ...