Pronunciation : Gaff
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.
3. Same as Gaffle, 1. Wright.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Gaff
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913