GAFF

n. v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

Same as Gaffle, 1. Wright.

4.
v.

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


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