Thesaurus: gaff

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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.
4. v. t. To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
5. n. a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
6. n. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
7. n. an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
8. 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. To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
9. The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail isextended.
10. n:100 n. a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock n. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail n. an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish