Gaff
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
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an iron hook with a handle
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a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Gaffs
- possessive
- Gaff's
- pluralpossessive
- Gaffs'