gaff : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gaff	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for gaff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaff n a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gaff \Gaff\, n. [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}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gaff \Gaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaffing}.] To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.