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gaff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | hook |
gaff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | spike |
gaff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | spar |
Examples of gaff
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Well, this is pretty much non-news as far as I can see, bit of a gaff admittedly.
From the guardian.co.uk
For big fish, a gaff will be necessary, though a gaffed fish remains dangerous.
From the newsobserver.com
Novel rigging technology now permitted the bermuda rig to replace the gaff rig.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Each time the gaff tore loose, and Big Daddy finally escaped when the line parted.
From the time.com
Then in Amsterdam last November I notoced the same thing, again in a shwarma gaff.
From the guardian.co.uk
Making a gaff particularly before a large group of people can be very embarassing.
From the economist.com
Now I certainly don't want a bunch of 21st-century hippies camping outside my gaff.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
For Gov. Perry, the problem may be that nobody was really shocked by the latest gaff.
From the economist.com
I was quick with a second gaff, which helped bring the fish under control.
From the stuff.co.nz
- A sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
- A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
- An iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
- A cache-sexe is an item, often a small garment, that covers its user's genitals"," Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7), via Dictionary.com.. ...
- In fishing, a gaff is a pole with a sharp hook on the end that is used to stab a large fish and then lift the fish into the boat. Ideally, the hook is placed under the backbone. Gaffs are used when the weight of the fish exceeds the breaking point of the fishing line or the fishing pole. ...
- A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat; A minor error or faux pas; A trick or con; A place of residence; The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail; A garment worn to hide the genitals by male transvestites ...
- To rig a game so as to make it unwinnable
- A tool comprising a handle and a sharp hook for boating your catch. Also a word describing the event of poking one through an inflatable fishing dinghy, when a landing net may have been a better choice.
- A metal pole with a hooked end used to boat a fish. Also a pole or spar that holds the upper portion of a four-sided sail.
