Gaff

·noun ·same·as Gaffle, 1.

II. Gaff ·noun The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.

III. Gaff ·noun A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.

IV. Gaff ·vt To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.

gaff
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
gaff
An artificial spur put upon game-cocks. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
gaff
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
Gaff-topsail
·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
giff-gaff
unpremeditated discourse. Giff-gaff makes good-fellowship. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
gaff-halliards
See halliards. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
gaff-hook
In fishing, a strong iron hook set on a handle, supplementing the powers of the line and fish-hook w...

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gaff-net
A peculiar net for fishing. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
gaff-topsail
A light triangular or quadrilateral sail, the head being extended on a small gaff which hoists on th...

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blow the gaff
To reveal a secret; to expose or inform against a person. ...

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