Word: Gaff
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Provençal gaf ‘hook’; related to gaffe
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡaf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish.
Short Definition:stick with hook or barbed spear
Definition:
a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent
Short Definition:spar to which head of fore-and-aft sail is bent
Examples:- a gaff-rigged cutter
Word: Gaff
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡaf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
seize or impale with a gaff
Short Definition:seize or impale with gaff
Examples:- the whales are gaffed, speared, or knifed to death
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