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   gaff-headed sail
         n 1: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
               [syn: {gaffsail}, {gaff-headed sail}]

English Dictionary: give it the deep six by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gap-toothed
adj
  1. having widely spaced teeth; "his gap-toothed grin"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gifted
adj
  1. endowed with talent or talents; "a gifted writer" [syn: talented, gifted]
    Antonym(s): talentless, untalented
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
give it a try
v
  1. try; "let's give it a whirl!" [syn: give it a whirl, give it a try]
  2. make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go"
    Synonym(s): have a go, give it a try
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
give it the deep six
v
  1. toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" [syn: deep-six, give it the deep six]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gap-toothed \Gap"-toothed`\, a.
      Having interstices between the teeth. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gibbet \Gib"bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Gibbeting}.]
      1. To hang and expose on a gibbet.
  
      2. To expose to infamy; to blacken.
  
                     I'll gibbet up his name.                     --Oldham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gift \Gift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gifted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gifting}.]
      To endow with some power or faculty.
  
               He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity. --I.
                                                                              Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Giftedness \Gift"ed*ness\, n.
      The state of being gifted. --Echard.
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