gaff

[Gaff]

An iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

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

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


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.


Gaff

Gaff , n. [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. CF. Gaffle, Gable.] 1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish. 2. (Naut.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended. 3. Same as Gaffle, 1. Wright.

Gaff

Gaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.] To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.

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

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

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