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gaff

/ɡæf/

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noun
an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
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type of:
hook
noun
a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
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type of:
spike
noun
a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
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type of:
spar

part of:
sailing vessel sailing ship

Definition that contains gaff

cockfight a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
fore-and-aft topsail a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
gaff topsail a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
gaff-headed sail a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
gaffsail a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff