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The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail
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A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat
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To use a gaff, especially to land a fish
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A garment worn to hide the genitals by male transvestites
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A minor error or faux pas

We politely ignored his gaff.

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A trick or con

The sideshow feat was a just a gaff, but the audience was too proud to admit they'd been fooled.

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{n} a hook, harpoon, a small boom
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The spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is connected
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On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to support a particular kind of sail
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To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon
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– A spar that holds the upper side of a four-sided gaff sail
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means a device for landing or lifting fish, consisting of one or more hooks attached to a handle
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1 A spar hoisted on the aft side of a mast to support the head of a sail, hence gaff-rigged; 2 A spar used to support and spread the head of a sail of four generally unequal sides A sail so rigged is gaff-headed 3 A long-handed instrument used to hook fish from the water
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A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, used to pull in large fish
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The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended
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1 : DECEIVE, TRICK; also : FLEECE
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A place of residence
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Metal spur, sometimes called a heel, fastened over the natural spurs of gamecocks prior to bouts The weapons range from 1 to 3 inches, depending on the size of the gamecock and local regulations
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(1) A spar that holds the top of a four sided gaff sail (2) A pole with a hook at the end used to get a fish on board
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{f} spear fish with a harpoon
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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
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Same as Gaffle, 1
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a phoney
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an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
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a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
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A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish
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A spar to support the head of a gaff sail
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a long, straight, wooden pole with a hook on the end that is used to catch buoys
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A gaff is a pole with a point or hook at one end, which is used for catching large fish. see also gaffe. Variant of gaffe
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an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
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Verb: To gaff or to gaff something Use of Gaffer's tape to attach, fix, secure, repair, waterproof, seal, rig, stabilize, stick, mummify, or generally make semi-permanent Submitted by Karl Kuenning RFL from Roadie Net
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{i} harpoon, spear (for spearing fish)