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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gaff n 1: a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail 2: an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
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